Nevil Maskselyne Papers, ca. 1743-ca. 1822.

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Nevil Maskselyne Papers, ca. 1743-ca. 1822.

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Includes: A. Observation ledgers; computation books; solar, lunar, and planetary investigations; reductions, various items of correspondence, journals, note-books, accounts, mathematical notes and papers, a manuscript biography of Maskelyne, papers on navigation; chronometer trials; and much miscellaneous material make up this very complete set of this Astronomer Royal's working papers. B. Documentation of important topics and events, such as: the 'Schiehallion Experiment' to ascertain the constant of proportionality in Newton's law of universal gravitation; award of the 'Longitude prize' to the clockmaker John Harrison. C. The following is a list of the names of correspondents and others as they appear in the handlist to this class of papers in RGO Archives. It must be remembered that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of names as they appear in the papers themselves. Researchers interested in a particular period are invited to write to the RGO Archivist at the above address if they are interested in particular individuals whose names do not appear below, but who could possibly have been in correspondence with the person or institution responsible for creating the class. Correspondents: C. Barton; G. Barlellinni; W. Barrants; R. C. Barnard; W. Bayly; J. Bird; C. Blagden; W. Bligh; N. Bliss; P. Bougeur; James Bradley; Dr. Brinkby; T. Brown; Sir F. Burdett; Burg; R. Burrow; J. Campbell; J. Caneles; H. Cavendish; Claibaut; T. Clapp; Lord Cochrane; R. Coffin; C. Condamine; Coombes; J. Crosley; E. Dacosta; A. Dalambert; F. Drake; G. Dulland; W. Dunkin; J. Earnshaw; G. Eckard; Edward I (King); J. Edwards; Mrs. M. Edwards; L. Euler; R. Fenwick; J. Flamsteed; E. G. Forbes; Dr. Franklin; W. Garrard; Dr. Gauss; George III (King); G. Gilpen; L. Godin; J. Goldenham; W. Gooch; J. Gray; C. Green; Grignions; S. Groombridge; M. Guerrin; C. Haggis; Dr. Halley; T. Hammersly; Mr. Harding; W. Herschel; P. Heywood; S. Hind; J. Hodgeson; Mr. Hollis; J. Horsburgh; W. Howe; Capt. Hubbart; J. Inman; R. Ker; Lacailles; Lalandes; Dr. Layard; J. Mackenzie; W. Manwaring; J. Mapson; W. Marland; W. Marsden; T. Martyn; Baron Maseres; Margaret Maskelyne; N. Maskelyne; Messier; Sir J. Moore; Gail Morris; Sir I. Newton; G. Piazzi; Pingre; J. Pond; Lord Sandwich; B. Workman; and E. Zanotti, among others.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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