Acts relating to the formation of the Board of Longitude and the proposal of a reward for the discovery of an accurate method of finding longitude at sea, 1713 - 1821
Scope and Contents
There are Supplementary Acts regarding navigation and surveying the chief ports and headlands of Great Britain and Ireland; John Harrison and his chronometer; and discovering a northern passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and for making a journey to the North Pole.
Dates
- 1713 - 1821
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
86 folio(s) (86 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Arctic Ocean [subject]
Original geographic information
Atlantic Ocean [subject]
Original geographic information
Ireland [subject]
Original geographic information
Pacific Ocean [subject]
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 15:51:18+00:00
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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