Series
Board of Longitude: Papers
Catalogue reference: RGO 14
Date: 1605-1830
Records of the Board of Longitude.These include papers about the discovery of methods of measuring longitude at sea, notably the work of John...
Series
Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Bradley and Bliss
Catalogue reference: RGO 3
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RGO 3
Papers of James Bradley, Astronomer Royal 1742-1762, and Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal 1762-1764.They consist of observations, calculations, tables and some notes and correspondence and are largely the work of James Bradley.Some of the...
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- RGO 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Bradley and Bliss
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1700-1804
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of James Bradley, Astronomer Royal 1742-1762, and Nathaniel Bliss, Astronomer Royal 1762-1764.
They consist of observations, calculations, tables and some notes and correspondence and are largely the work of James Bradley.
Some of the microfilm in this series was formerly in PRO 28
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- PRO 28/77-81
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
- Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Bliss, Nathaniel, 1700-1764
- Bradley, James, 1693-1762
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 45 microform
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- Topics
- Research
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Nathaniel Bradley succeeded Halley as Astronomer Royal and held the post for 20 years. He was succeeded by Nathaniel Bliss.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13397/
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