Captain [Arthur Batt] Bingham on a perpetual log, 1823
Scope and Contents
Letter to Dr Thomas Young requesting to submit a model of a perpetual log invented and used by Bingham while in command of the ship HMS Dover. He also provides a description of the log and how it should be used.
Dates
- Creation: 1823
Creator
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Extent
3 folio(s) (3 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Bingham, [Arthur Batt]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2011-11-29 16:58:12+00:00
Subject
- Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist) (Recipient, Person)
- HMS Dover (Organization)
Repository Details
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