McCosh, William, fl1792 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
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Letter and proposal from William McCosh, 1792-06-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 524-527
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Philip Stephens of the Admiralty enclosing a proposal for finding longitude by observing the distance between the sun and moon.
Dates:
1792-06-09
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