| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 579 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 580 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 581 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 582 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 583 |
Papers on chronometer trials |
| 584 |
Papers on chronometer trials |
| 585 |
Papers on clock and chronometer improvements |
| 586 |
Papers on clock developments |
| 587 |
Claims for chronometer improvements |
| 588 |
Claims for chronometer improvements |
| 589 |
Papers on clock and chronometer improvements |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Papers on chronometer trials |
| Reference |
RGO 6/584
(former reference: J1/31) |
| Covering Dates |
1873–1876 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Correspondence and papers concerning entrants and ratings for the annual competitive chronometer trials. The volume includes papers on the handling of chronometers and the exchange and purchase of chronometers, most notably for the Arctic expedition. The correspondents include G.H. Richards, F.J.O. Evans, T. Nelson and various chronometer makers. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Arctic |
| Clocks |
| Richards, Sir George Henry (1820-1896) Knight, naval officer and hydrographer |
| Evans, Frederick John Owen (1815-1885) hydrographer |
| No further on-line information. |
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