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McLeroth, W B, fl1815 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

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W.B. McLeroth on the mariner's compass, 1815 - 1820

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 587-594
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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: 1815 - 1820
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