Proposal from Nicholas May, 1784
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 34-42
Scope and Contents
On finding the longitude by the rising or setting of the sun with the moon near the meridian; with an annotation by Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates
- Creation: 1784
Creator
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Extent
8 folio(s) (8 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
May, Nicholas
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
Margate [origination]
Finding aid date
2011-11-30 17:43:23+00:00
Subject
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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