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RGO Archives/RGO 4 contains:
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304 Papers on the Observatory's history
305 Papers on Observatory Visitors
306 Papers on the Royal Society
307 Papers on the Observatory's condition
308 Papers on Observatory instruments
309 Papers on the Annual Visitation and inventories
310 Extracts from Board of Longitude minutes
311 Trials of Harrison's chronometers
312 Books on chronometer trials
313 Warrant from Duke of Newcastle
314 Correspondence
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Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Title Papers on the Annual Visitation and inventories
Reference RGO 4/309
Covering Dates 1774–1795
Extent and Medium 1 envelope
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Loose papers, with details of Annual Visitations and Observatory instruments.

1. Visitation to the Royal Observatory, with Maskelyne's suggestions for improvements, 10 July 1795.

2. An account of new instruments acquired and alterations to those already in the Observatory's possession, 14 December 1774.

3. A rough copy of the first page of the report of the Visitors to the Observatory, 14 December 1774.

4. A rough copy of the inventory and report of the Visitors to the Observatory, 14 December 1774.

5. Inventory and report of the Visitors to the Observatory, 14 December 1774.

6. Visitation and inventory of the Royal Observatory, 21 June 1775.

7. A further inventory of the Royal Observatory, 21 June 1775.

8. Visitation of the Royal Observatory detailing repairs and improvements to be made, 2 June 1777.

9. Visitation to the Royal Observatory detailing repairs and improvements to be made, 13 July 1778.

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