Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.
Letter dated 13th April 1803 includes Dr Zach’s letter with the ephemeris of Pallas’s orbit. Nevil's returns it with two observations of his own, positive comments on the accuracy of the ephemeris.
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/3/1/35 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1803-04-13 |
| 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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