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Torrens, Robert, fl1818 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

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Robert Torrens on finding the longitude by celestial altitudes, 1828-07-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 472-474
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Letter from John Croker to Dr Thomas Young concerning a letter from Torrens; with a draft reply to Torrens from Young.

Dates: 1828-07-22
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