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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne and Mr Shepherd to Lord Barrington, on Lord Howe's objection to the partition of the Board of Longitude. (Manuscript)
BGN/11
List of monies paid to John Harrison, dated 1762. (Manuscript)
1762-1762
BGN/3
Pamphlet by John Harrison called 'A Narative of the Proceedings etc. Concerning the Longitude'. (Manuscript)
1765
BGN/14
Letter from James, Earl of Morton (Lord Aberdour) to Lord Viscount Barrington, dated Wednesday, 6 March 1765, regarding his availability to attend a Board of Longitude committee meeting. (Manuscript)
1765-03-06
BGN/7
Letter from James, Earl of Morton (Lord Aberdour) to Lord Viscount Barrington, dated Tuesday, 5 March 1765, asking him to postpone a Board of Longitude committee meeting. (Manuscript)
1765-03-05
BGN/6
Proposal by the Board of Longitude to pay John Harrison a sum of money for the development of his timekeepers. (Manuscript)
1765
BGN/9
Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons to Lord Barrington, requesting alterations to the resolutions proposed to the Committee. (Manuscript)
BGN/12
Memorandum to explain the accounts of the money raised by the sale of Old Naval Stores between December 1740 and December 1749. (Manuscript)
1741-1749
BGN/2
Navy Office accounts of monies issued for the development of longitude instruments, dated 28 January 1765. (Manuscript)
1765-01-28
BGN/4
Speech by Lord Barrington in which he discusses the construction and trials of Harrison's timekeepers. (Manuscript)
1765
BGN/8
Notes on different methods of finding longitude at sea and on Longitude Acts. (Manuscript)
BGN/13
Letter from Mr Hornsby to the Reverend Dr Barrington, dated 28 January 1765, on the advantages of determining the longitudes and latitudes of the British Isles. (Manuscript)
1765-01-28
BGN/5
Note stating that Members of the Board of Longitude would not be entitled to receive a reward for any discoveries made on the methods of of finding the longitude at sea. (Manuscript)
1760-1769
BGN/10
Copy of Sir Isaac Newton's opinion on methods for determining longitude at sea dated 1714, with a later note dated 1741/2 on the agreement of the best method by those named. (Manuscript)
1742-01-16 - 1742-01-16
BGN/1
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