Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.
Letter dated 17th October 1786 includes Maskelyne thoughts of lending instruments from the Board of Longitude or Royal Society to a Marines officer (Dawes) who could make observations in New Holland (Australia) which could enable getting sight of the Comet of 1592 & 1661 at its first appearance in the southern sky, 3-4 months before the European astronomers see it. Observations of current comet.
Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne and Joseph Banks were both key members of the Board of Longitude.
Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne and Joseph Banks were both key members of the Board of Longitude.
Record Details
| Item reference: | MSK/3/1/25 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1786-10-17 |
| Creator: | Maskelyne, Nevil |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/1)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/2)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/3)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/4)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/5)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/6)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/7)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/8)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/9)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/10)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/11)
- Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript) (MSK/3/1/12)
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