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Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician)

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Letter from Captain William Mudge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 1790 - 1799

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/187/15: 1-2
Scope and Contents

The letter requests Nevil Maskelyne to communicate to Captain Mudge anything he should discover in a paper, relative to a Trigonometrical Survey, that requires explanation. Also contain a series of equations by Maskelyne.

Dates: 1790 - 1799
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