| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 593 |
Papers on chronometer improvements |
| 594 |
Papers on chronometer improvements |
| 595 |
Miscellaneous papers on chronometers |
| 596 |
Miscellaneous papers on chronometers |
| 597 |
Miscellaneous papers on chronometers |
| 598 |
Correspondence on chronometer errors and rates |
| 599 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 600 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 601 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 602 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
| 603 |
Correspondence on chronometers |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Correspondence on chronometer errors and rates |
| Reference |
RGO 6/598
(former reference: J5/104) |
| Covering Dates |
1849–1854 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Correspondence on errors and rates of chronometers, including the foundation of time balls at Demerara and C.P. Smyth's account of the Time Ball at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. There are also enquiries on various chronometers, including those used on the 'Bounty'. The correspondents include F. Beaufort, C.P. Smyth and E. Sabine. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Clocks |
| Demerara |
| Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer |
| Sabine, Sir Edward (1788-1883) Knight, army officer and physicist |
| Smyth, Charles Piazzi (1819-1900) astronomer |
| Royal Observatory, Edinburgh |
| No further on-line information. |
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