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Paris, de Boisrouvray (Baron (1776-1825) military officer)

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Baron Paris de Boisrouvray on a magnetic compass, 1819 - 1822

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 363-385
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Correspondence regarding the effect of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.

Dates: 1819 - 1822
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