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Macdonald, John, 1759 - 1831 (Lieutenant Colonel Military Engineer)

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John Macdonald on the position of the magnetic pole and finding longitude by magnetic variation, 1830-04-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 549-567
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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: 1830-04-04
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