Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

10 Oct 1775, Nevil Maskelyne letter to Joseph Banks on account of the stones brought back from Schehallion; problems with new equatorial instruments and suggestions for dealing with them and plans to visit Joseph Banks as soon as possible to see his chameleon.

Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne and Joseph Banks were both key members of the Board of Longitude.

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/1
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 letter
Date made: 1775-10-10
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London