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RefNoMC/1/243
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Sir John Barrow, [Second Secretary to the Admiralty], Admiralty Office, to William Thomas Brande
Date7 July 1830
DescriptionForwarding a letter from Captain Edward Sabine and Thomas Glanville Taylor, who is currently employed in reducing [Stephen] Groombridge's observations on stars. Barrow requests information on behalf of the Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty regarding the scale and expense of the work being carried out.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/1/247
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
NA7303Taylor; Thomas Glanville (1804 - 1848)1804 - 1848
NA5809Groombridge; Stephen (1755 - 1832)1755 - 1832
NA3249Brande; William Thomas (1788 - 1866)1788 - 1866
NA2824Barrow; Sir; John (1764 - 1848)1764 - 1848
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