William Roy (English Wikipedia)

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Rankin 1874 The Parish of Carluke, 1288 –1874 Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
James Roy had held the bursary in the Grammar School and College of Glasgow, took a Master of Arts after studies in the Languages and Philosophy, was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow, and held several other notable positions before his untimely death in 1767, at the age of 37.(Rankin 1874) Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Porter 1889 History of the Royal Engineers, Vol. I, Chapter 8, pp. 167–199 covers the period 1743–1763. Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Volume 1; Volume 2. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Quotation from Roy (1785), The account of the Hounslow baseline Roy, William (1785). "An Account of the Measurement of a Base on Hounslow-Heath". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 75: 385–480. doi:10.1098/rstl.1785.0024.
Some sources wrongly attribute military rank or regiment to Roy in 1746: the obituary of Burke (1793), page 212, states that Roy held the rank of colonel of artillery; a book by Irving (1885), page 242, also has him as an army Colonel. Neither was Roy the nephew of David Watson as claimed by Porter (1889) in Volume 2 (page 229) of his history; Porter also quotes General Wolfe for the same error (page 388). Rankin (1874) has him a Deputy Quartermaster General of the Survey in 1746. Burke, Edmund, ed. (1793), The Annual Register For the Year 1790, London: J. Dodsley, p. 212 Irving, Joseph (1885), The West of Scotland in History, Glasgow: Robert Forster, pp. 242–50 Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Volume 1; Volume 2. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Porter 1889 History of the Royal Engineers, vol. II, Part 2, Chapter 1, pp. 88–100 covers the structure of the Board of Ordnance. Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Volume 1; Volume 2. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Close 1969, p. 4, and Rankin (1874), online, give a details of Roy's promotions. Close, Charles (1969). The Early Years of the Ordnance Survey. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0715344774. OCLC 752917465. This is a reprint (with a new introduction by J.B. Harley) of a book published in 1924. The author changed his name to Arden-Close at a later date.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Maskelyne 1787 includes Cassini's memoir (in French) and his rebuttal. Maskelyne, Nevil (1787), "Concerning the Latitude and Longitude of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; With Remarks on a Memorial of the Late M. Cassini de Thury", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 75: 385–480, doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0018, S2CID 186209872
Roy 1785 The measurement of the Hounslow baseline. Roy, William (1785). "An Account of the Measurement of a Base on Hounslow-Heath". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 75: 385–480. doi:10.1098/rstl.1785.0024.
Roy 1787 Proposals for the triangulation Roy, William (1787). "An Account of the Mode Proposed to be Followed in Determining the Relative Situation of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 77: 188–226. doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0019. S2CID 186214773. Plates follow text{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Roy 1790 Account of the triangulation and the calculations involved. Roy, William (1790). "An Account of the Trigonometrical Operation, Whereby the Distance between the Meridians of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris Has Been Determined". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 80: 111–254. doi:10.1098/rstl.1790.0015. S2CID 186211548.
Porter (1889) History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Part III, Chapter II, pages 228–255. Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Volume 1; Volume 2. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Hutton 1831:26–98 A Course of Mathematics, Spherical Trigonometry, for example. Hutton, Charles (1831), Gregory, Olinthus; Adrain, Robert (eds.), A Course of Mathematics, vol. II (5th American ed.), New York: T. and J. Swords, pp. 26–98
Popplewell 1915:170–71 The Elements of Surveying and Geodesy, Geodetic or Trigonometrical Surveying, for example. Popplewell, William Charles (1915), The Elements of Surveying and Geodesy, Longmans, Green and Co: Longmans, Green and co., pp. 163–76
Skene 1886:22 Celtic Scotland, Introduction, Notation of Spurious Authorities Skene, William Forbes (1886), Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban (History and Ethnology), vol. I (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: David Douglas, pp. 22–23, ISBN 9780836949766

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Seymour 1980 A History of the Ordnance Survey. The material on Roy is in pages 3–9 for the Military Survey, pages13–18 for the Hounslow base, pages 33–37 for the calculation of the Anglo-French Survey and pages 363–365 for his Instructions to Surveyors. Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Campbell 1832:32 Memoirs of James Campbell of Ardkinglass, Campbell, James (1832), Memoirs of Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglas, vol. I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, pp. 32–34
Some sources wrongly attribute military rank or regiment to Roy in 1746: the obituary of Burke (1793), page 212, states that Roy held the rank of colonel of artillery; a book by Irving (1885), page 242, also has him as an army Colonel. Neither was Roy the nephew of David Watson as claimed by Porter (1889) in Volume 2 (page 229) of his history; Porter also quotes General Wolfe for the same error (page 388). Rankin (1874) has him a Deputy Quartermaster General of the Survey in 1746. Burke, Edmund, ed. (1793), The Annual Register For the Year 1790, London: J. Dodsley, p. 212 Irving, Joseph (1885), The West of Scotland in History, Glasgow: Robert Forster, pp. 242–50 Porter, Whitworth (1889), History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Volume 1; Volume 2. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
For the history of the Ordnance Survey see Seymour (1980), Owen & Pilbeam (1992). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) Owen, Tim; Pilbeam, Elaine (1992). Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791. Southampton: Ordnance Survey (HMSO). ISBN 9780319002490. OCLC 28220563. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survew, Owen and Pilbeam {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Hutton 1831:26–98 A Course of Mathematics, Spherical Trigonometry, for example. Hutton, Charles (1831), Gregory, Olinthus; Adrain, Robert (eds.), A Course of Mathematics, vol. II (5th American ed.), New York: T. and J. Swords, pp. 26–98
Popplewell 1915:170–71 The Elements of Surveying and Geodesy, Geodetic or Trigonometrical Surveying, for example. Popplewell, William Charles (1915), The Elements of Surveying and Geodesy, Longmans, Green and Co: Longmans, Green and co., pp. 163–76
Seymour (1980) p62(true),76(pdf). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Hübner 1886:111 Archaeologia Aeliana, The Roman Annexation of Britain Hübner, Emil (1886), "The Roman Annexation of Britain", in Hodgkin, Thomas (ed.), Archaeologia Aeliana, New, vol. XI, Newcastle upon Tyne: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 82–116
Skene 1886:22 Celtic Scotland, Introduction, Notation of Spurious Authorities Skene, William Forbes (1886), Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban (History and Ethnology), vol. I (2nd ed.), Edinburgh: David Douglas, pp. 22–23, ISBN 9780836949766

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Gardiner, R. A. (1977). "William Roy, Surveyor and Antiquary". The Geographical Journal. 143 (3): 439–450. doi:10.2307/634712. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 634712.
Quotation from Roy (1785), The account of the Hounslow baseline Roy, William (1785). "An Account of the Measurement of a Base on Hounslow-Heath". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 75: 385–480. doi:10.1098/rstl.1785.0024.
Maskelyne 1787 includes Cassini's memoir (in French) and his rebuttal. Maskelyne, Nevil (1787), "Concerning the Latitude and Longitude of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; With Remarks on a Memorial of the Late M. Cassini de Thury", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 75: 385–480, doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0018, S2CID 186209872
Roy 1785 The measurement of the Hounslow baseline. Roy, William (1785). "An Account of the Measurement of a Base on Hounslow-Heath". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 75: 385–480. doi:10.1098/rstl.1785.0024.
Roy 1787 Proposals for the triangulation Roy, William (1787). "An Account of the Mode Proposed to be Followed in Determining the Relative Situation of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 77: 188–226. doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0019. S2CID 186214773. Plates follow text{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Roy 1790 Account of the triangulation and the calculations involved. Roy, William (1790). "An Account of the Trigonometrical Operation, Whereby the Distance between the Meridians of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris Has Been Determined". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 80: 111–254. doi:10.1098/rstl.1790.0015. S2CID 186211548.
Martin & McConnell 2008 Notes and Records of the Royal Society Martin, Jean-Pierre; McConnell, Anita (2008). "Joining the observatories of Paris and Greenwich". Notes and Records of the Royal Society. 62 (4): 355–372. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2008.0029. S2CID 143514819.

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Anderson 2010, Chapter 3, gives full details of the structure of the Board of Ordnance at the time of Roy. This thesis also contains many excellent images of maps and plans from the survey in the period. Anderson, Carolyn J. (2010). Constructing the military landscape: the Board of Ordnance maps and plans of Scotland, 1689–1815. Edinburgh Research Archive. hdl:1842/4598.

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Gardiner, R. A. (1977). "William Roy, Surveyor and Antiquary". The Geographical Journal. 143 (3): 439–450. doi:10.2307/634712. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 634712.

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Roy Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-55 (Highlands), Explore georeferenced maps (National Library of Scotland)
Roy Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-55 (Lowlands), Explore georeferenced maps (National Library of Scotland)
Roy's map is held in the British Museum but it is available online by courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The index page links to several views of the map including one in which it can be superimposed on the modern map.

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Roy (1790b), Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain. Roy, William (1790b), Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain, London: The Society of Antiquities of London (published 1793), archived from the original on 26 April 2009

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Owen & Pilbeam (1992) Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791, Chapter 1, pages 3–11 is devoted to Roy. Owen, Tim; Pilbeam, Elaine (1992). Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791. Southampton: Ordnance Survey (HMSO). ISBN 9780319002490. OCLC 28220563. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survew, Owen and Pilbeam {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Seymour 1980 A History of the Ordnance Survey. The material on Roy is in pages 3–9 for the Military Survey, pages13–18 for the Hounslow base, pages 33–37 for the calculation of the Anglo-French Survey and pages 363–365 for his Instructions to Surveyors. Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
For the history of the Ordnance Survey see Seymour (1980), Owen & Pilbeam (1992). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) Owen, Tim; Pilbeam, Elaine (1992). Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791. Southampton: Ordnance Survey (HMSO). ISBN 9780319002490. OCLC 28220563. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survew, Owen and Pilbeam {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Seymour (1980) p62(true),76(pdf). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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"30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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Maskelyne 1787 includes Cassini's memoir (in French) and his rebuttal. Maskelyne, Nevil (1787), "Concerning the Latitude and Longitude of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; With Remarks on a Memorial of the Late M. Cassini de Thury", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 75: 385–480, doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0018, S2CID 186209872
Roy 1787 Proposals for the triangulation Roy, William (1787). "An Account of the Mode Proposed to be Followed in Determining the Relative Situation of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 77: 188–226. doi:10.1098/rstl.1787.0019. S2CID 186214773. Plates follow text{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Roy 1790 Account of the triangulation and the calculations involved. Roy, William (1790). "An Account of the Trigonometrical Operation, Whereby the Distance between the Meridians of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris Has Been Determined". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 80: 111–254. doi:10.1098/rstl.1790.0015. S2CID 186211548.
Martin & McConnell 2008 Notes and Records of the Royal Society Martin, Jean-Pierre; McConnell, Anita (2008). "Joining the observatories of Paris and Greenwich". Notes and Records of the Royal Society. 62 (4): 355–372. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2008.0029. S2CID 143514819.

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"Pillar - TrigpointingUK". trigpointing.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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"30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
Roy (1790b), Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain. Roy, William (1790b), Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain, London: The Society of Antiquities of London (published 1793), archived from the original on 26 April 2009

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Vetch 1897, p. 371 Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1897), "Roy, William (1726–1790)" , in Lee, Sidney (ed.), Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 49, London: Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 371–373
Vetch 1899, p. 4 Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1899), "Watson, David (1713?-1761)" , in Lee, Sidney (ed.), Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 60, London: Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 4–5
Stephens 1888, pp. 184–185 Stephens, Henry Morse (1888), "Dundas, David (1735–1820" , in Stephen, Leslie (ed.), Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 16, London: Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 183–185)

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Gardiner, R. A. (1977). "William Roy, Surveyor and Antiquary". The Geographical Journal. 143 (3): 439–450. doi:10.2307/634712. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 634712.
Owen & Pilbeam (1992) Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791, Chapter 1, pages 3–11 is devoted to Roy. Owen, Tim; Pilbeam, Elaine (1992). Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791. Southampton: Ordnance Survey (HMSO). ISBN 9780319002490. OCLC 28220563. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survew, Owen and Pilbeam {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Seymour 1980 A History of the Ordnance Survey. The material on Roy is in pages 3–9 for the Military Survey, pages13–18 for the Hounslow base, pages 33–37 for the calculation of the Anglo-French Survey and pages 363–365 for his Instructions to Surveyors. Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Close 1969, p. 4, and Rankin (1874), online, give a details of Roy's promotions. Close, Charles (1969). The Early Years of the Ordnance Survey. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0715344774. OCLC 752917465. This is a reprint (with a new introduction by J.B. Harley) of a book published in 1924. The author changed his name to Arden-Close at a later date.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) Rankin, William (1874), Notices, Historical, Statistical and Biographical, Relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874, Glasgow: W. Rankin, pp. 289–94. This short chapter is entitled "Major-Gen Wm. Roy, F.R.S, A.S"{{citation}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
For the history of the Ordnance Survey see Seymour (1980), Owen & Pilbeam (1992). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) Owen, Tim; Pilbeam, Elaine (1992). Ordnance Survey, map makers to Britain since 1791. Southampton: Ordnance Survey (HMSO). ISBN 9780319002490. OCLC 28220563. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survew, Owen and Pilbeam {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Seymour (1980) p62(true),76(pdf). Seymour, W. A., ed. (1980). A History of the Ordnance Survey. Folkestone, England: Dawson. ISBN 978-0-7129-0979-2. OCLC 654935343. Freely available online at the Ordnance Survey, Seymour {{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)