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Letter giving an outline of Maskelyne's method of computing star occultations and solar eclipses and the current state of printing of the 1814 'Nautical Almanac', 1809-08-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/149: 60-61

Scope and Contents

From the File:

The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.

Dates

  • Creation: 1809-08-15

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2013-02-11 11:27:33+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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