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William Whiston has procured a new set of astronomical instruments for finding out...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/119/48
What’s it about?
This record is about the William Whiston has procured a new set of astronomical instruments for finding out... dating from 1742 Jan 16.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/119/48
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1742 Jan 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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William Whiston has procured a new set of astronomical instruments for finding out latitude and longitude of coasts of this Kingdom and will not be able to continue without more money
Enclosed in letter of 13 Aug
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ADM B 119
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9180711/
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William Whiston has procured a new set of astronomical instruments for finding out...