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RefNoMC/1/78
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Pond, Astronomer Royal, to Sir Humphry Davy, President of the Royal Society
Date21 November 1821
DescriptionRegarding a derangement in the mural circle at the [Greenwich Royal] Observatory, which possibly began in autumn 1819. Pond details reparations and corrections undertaken, including some by Edward Troughton, estimates the amount of errors created and preempts a note to be published in the upcoming 1820 Greenwich Observations.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8200Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist1778 - 1829
NA3168Pond; John (1767 - 1836)1767 - 1836
NA7854Troughton; Edward (1753 - 1835)1753 - 1835
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