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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott with observations on on meridan observations of the Moon, the eclipses of Jupiter's moons, Abbe Toaldo and fireball meteors. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/9
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to John Goodricke on series of observations by Edward Pigott. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/7
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott observations relating to the lunar eclipse. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/5
Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott comparing Pigott's observations of lunar transits to his own. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/12
A table of findings on stars. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/10
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott on observations of the comet discovered by Reverend Edward Gregory. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/15
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott providing Pigott with his observations of lunar transit of the mean as way of determining longitude. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/14
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott with thanks to Pigott for sending details of his discovery of a comet on 7 September 1799 (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/17
Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript)
1789-01-23
MSK/3/1/7
Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript)
1802-05-28
MSK/3/1/14
The Book of Accounts of Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal. (Manuscript)
1786- 1799
MSK/2/2
Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks. (Manuscript)
1801-11-17
MSK/3/1/16
A bound volume containing thirteen autograph letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott and John Goodricke. (Letters)
1781-1799
LBK/85
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott about the delay in presenting Pigott's paper on observations of Mercury to the Royal Society. (Letters)
1781-04-09
LBK/85/2
Engraving of Nevil Maskelyne. (Print)
1781 - 1799
LBK/85/1
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott about a comet against the background stars of the constellation Vulpecula. (Letters)
1781-11-19
LBK/85/4
Letter from Maskelyne to John Goodricke on Goodricke's discovery of the variable star Delta Cephei. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/8
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott with observation of the moon. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/16
Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott describing observations of Jupiter's satellites. (Letters)
19th November 1781
LBK/85/13
A series of documents relating to the history of Nevil Maskelyne. (Manuscript)
MSK/5
The Book of Accounts of Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal. (Manuscript)
1765- 1811
MSK/2
Certificates and awards of Reverend Nevil Maskelyne. (Manuscript)
1771-1806
MSK/1
Certificate to Nevil Maskelyne from Göttingen University. (Manuscript)
1771-03-27
MSK/1/1
Certificate and seal from Russia, issued to Nevil Maskelyne by Catherine the Great. (Manuscript)
1771-03-27
MSK/1/2
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