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Dr. Mackay's biographical papers, including certificates, testimonials, papers on the disputed Professorship election, appointment letter and letters to Mrs Mackay after 1809

Biographical papers of Dr. Mackay including certificates, testimonials, papers regarding disputed election to Professorship, letter of appointment and letters to Mrs Mackay after 1809. See full list in printed catalogue for further details.

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ID:	MKY/7
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Mackay, Andrew
Date made:	1809-01-01 - ?; 1809
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Mackay, Doctor Andrew, Astronomer, c.1760-1809. (Manuscript) Letters from Baron Maseres to Andrew Mackay, 1794-1806. (Manuscript) (MKY/1) Mathematical instruments, n.d. (Manuscript) (MKY/2) Dr. Mackay's Treaties, an article on Navigation and 'Scriptores Logarathmici' (solution to Dr Halley's problem), n.d. (Manuscript) (MKY/3) Biographical sketch of Dr. Mackay, n.d. (Manuscript) (MKY/4) Volume concerning theory and practice of finding longtitude at sea or land with diagrams, many corrections and alterations, 1st edition, 1793. (Manuscript) (MKY/5) Volume concerning theory and practice of finding longitude at sea or land with diagrams, many corrections and alterations, 1st edition, 1793. (Manuscript) (MKY/6) Dr. Mackay's biographical papers, including certificates, testimonials, papers on the disputed Professorship election, appointment letter and letters to Mrs Mackay after 1809 (Manuscript) (MKY/7) Letters from Maskelyne, 1787-1805. (Manuscript) (MKY/8) Letters relating to Mackay's teaching activities and to his books, including testimonials to 'The Theory and Practice of Finding the Longitude', n.d. (Manuscript) (MKY/9) Various papers, including a certificate of service for Mid John Selby of the RESOLUTION, a Gibraltar temperature record, an affidavit re GUTE EWARTHING and HM STEADY and a print of Mackay. (Manuscript) (MKY/10) Printed book by Andrew Mackay 'A collection of mathematical tables for use of students in universities and academies, ....' , published in 1804, plus a related letter. (Manuscript) (MKY/11)

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