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Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers)

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Summaries of observations made between December 1801 and July 1802, 1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 55v-60v
Scope and Contents

Includes accounts of the rates and errors of the timekeepers by Earnshaw and Arnold, and summaries of observations to determine longitude made in Princess Royal Harbour, at Bay 10, in Port Phillip Bay and at Cattle Point on the east side of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson.

Dates: 1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18
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  • ARCHON code (for CUL materials): Royal Greenwich Observatory (GBR/0180) X
  • Subject: King George Sound X
  • Subject: Port Phillip Bay X