Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

Letter dated 18th August 1797 concerning letter from Dr Fitzgerald, Dublin, acknowledging safe receipt of 40 inch quadrant and observations of a comet and prediction of where it would be tonight.

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

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/21
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 letter
Date made: 1797-08-18
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London