William Roy
1726 - 1790
- Born
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04 May 1726
Milton Head in Carluke parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Died
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01 July 1790
His house in Argyll Street, London
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 26/03/1767
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Unpublished letters and paper, regarding the ramming of fuses for bombs by John Macdonald
Creator: William Roy, John Macdonald Reference number: AP/5/25 -
Paper, 'Experiments and observations for ascertaining heights by the barometer' by William Roy
Creator: William Roy Reference number: L&P/6/252 -
Paper, 'Measurement of a base on Hounslow Heath' by William Roy
Creator: William Roy Reference number: L&P/8/153 -
Paper, 'An account of the mode proposed to be followed in determining the relative situations of the Royal Observatories at Greenwich and Paris' by William Roy
Creator: William Roy Reference number: L&P/9/34 -
Paper, 'Supplement to paper on the difference of meridian of Greenwich and Paris' by William Roy
Creator: William Roy Reference number: L&P/9/61 -
Paper, 'An account of the trigonometrical operation, whereby the distances between the meridians of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris has been determined' by William Roy
Creator: William Roy Reference number: L&P/9/168
Recipient of
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Letter, 'Measuring heights with the barometer' from George Shuckburgh to William Roy
Reference number: L&P/7/42