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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Mr. Nourse, Bookseller, July 19, 1770.
Related Material AGC/8/29 for further correspondence with Mr Nourse.
Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne served as Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811, as well as serving as a Commissioner on the Board of Longitude. As Astronomer Royal, much of Maskelyne's time was spent managing the production of the Nautical Almanac - an annual publication relating the Earth's surface to the position at which various celestial landmarks (the sun, moon, planets, etc.) are overhead, for each hour of the year. It was under Maskelyne's guidance that the first Nautical Almanac was published in 1767.
Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne served as Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811, as well as serving as a Commissioner on the Board of Longitude. As Astronomer Royal, much of Maskelyne's time was spent managing the production of the Nautical Almanac - an annual publication relating the Earth's surface to the position at which various celestial landmarks (the sun, moon, planets, etc.) are overhead, for each hour of the year. It was under Maskelyne's guidance that the first Nautical Almanac was published in 1767.
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Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/M/22; REG09/000225 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1770-07-19; 1770 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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