Lists of instruments Instruments listed under headings: 'Transit of Venus 1761', 'New instruments for 1769' and 'Hudson's Bay' List marked at side 'Minute 1761' ' Dr Bradley lent his Quadrant Bird selected a Clock of Ellicotts Short's telescope orders for 1761 The pair of Globes cost £4 Dipping Needle and variation compass ordered for Dr Maskelyne 2 Reflecting Telescopes for Transit of Venus and one to be used at Greenwich, 2 feet long, price of the 3 £105 2 micrometers of Dollond's invention for Ref[lecting] Telesc[ope] A clock with pendulum comp[illegible] 18 inch Quadrant 10 foot sector - comp. obj. Glass of Mr Dollonds invention - arm. por. Sirius as at St Helena New Instruments for 1769 Crossed out 'Requested by Dr Maskelyne - Astron. Clock' 2 Bird's Quadr. 1 foot 2 Reflecting Telescopes of Short with with app. to hold smoked Glasse Microm. of Dollond for one of Telesc. [3 lines crossed out] 3 Telesc. Stands with polar ops 2 Barom. 2 Therm. with dir. 50 degree below 0 and 2 at Zero 1 Dipp G. Needle 2 Hadley's Quadrant 18 inches with Telesc. appl. to them 2 [illegible] Clocks Crossed out ' 1 Alarm Clock' For Hudson Bay Elliott's Clock 2 Shorts telesc. with a Dollond Microm and moveable wires 2 stands Note at side; 'For the South Seas Council Vol V p. 300' [illegible] Clock by Shelton Alarm Clock - Elliots Barom. Ramsden Note at side; ' For the North Cape Vol V, p329 2 Therm Bird 130 degree below 0 Bird's Quad. 1 foot Hadley's Quad. - Bird Note at side; 'Ireland [Vol] V, 346' 18th-19th century