Miscellaneous papers, not written by Bradley, Written in 1732-1766

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Miscellaneous papers, not written by Bradley, the chief of which are:

Fol. 2. Astronomical observations, 1742-62
Fol. 39. Diagrams of the comets of Feb.-Mar. 1741/2 and (fol. 48) of Apr. 1748
Fol. 54. 'Methodes pour trouver les Longitudes en mer': beg. 'Si les corps cælestes nous fournissent.'
Fol. 63. A method of finding a meridian line by shadows, by James Fynes of Magdalen College, Oxford (1755 ?)
Fol. 79. 'An essay on the Sun's Parallax', by Will. Miles, 16 Dec. 1742
Fol. 92. Papers by Rich. Green about an instrument for measuring angles and distances, 1759
Fol. 99. 'Augmentum gravitatis Londinum inter & Upsaliam ex motu Penduli isochroni determinatum ab Andrea Celsio Astr. Prof. Upsal.', 1743 (?)
Fol. 126. 'A calculation of the solar eclipse, Augst. 5th, 1766, for Greenwich.'
Fol. 144. Letters from M. Raper, 26 Aug. 1753, and (fol. 146) the earl of Macclesfield, 23 Dec. 1743
Fol. 150. 'Observations made on board the Chatham yacht Aug. 30 & 31 & Septr. 1, 1732 ...', by John Hadley (?)
Fol. 152. 'Observations on the Comet 1743/4 at Philadelphia.'

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Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 16453

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