Letter, regarding tides in Sheerness from J [James] Mitchell to John Augustus Lloyd
Reference number: PT/19/11
Date: 06 June 1830
Description
Letter from James Mitchell, master millwright at Sheerness Yard, to John Augustus Lloyd regarding tidal observations in Sheerness. Relates to Lloyd's paper titled 'An account of operations carried on for ascertaining the difference of level between the River Thames at London Bridge and the sea; and also for determining the height above the level of the sea, &c. of intermediate points passed over between Sheerness and London Bridge'.
Subject: Hydrography
This letter was not published in Philosophical Transactions.
Written by Mitchell in Sheerness Yd [Yard] and addressed to Lloyd at White Hall Place, Gravesend [London].
- Reference number
- PT/19/11
- Earliest possible date
- 06 June 1830
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Creator name
James Mitchell
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James Mitchell, Letter, regarding tides in Sheerness from J [James] Mitchell to John Augustus Lloyd, 06 June 1830, PT/19/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_19_11/letter-regarding-tides-in-sheerness-from-j-james-mitchell-to-john-augustus-lloyd, accessed on 21 April 2025
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Observations, from 'An account of operations carried on for ascertaining the difference of level between the River Thames at London Bridge and the sea; and also for determining the height above the level of the sea, &c. of intermediate points passed over between Sheerness and London Bridge' by John Augustus Lloyd
Creator: John Augustus Lloyd Reference number: PT/19/10
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Manuscripts of papers published in Philosophical Transactions, 1830-1831
February 1830 - July 1831 Reference number: PT/19
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John Augustus Lloyd
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