Lieutenant John Budgen on various navigational methods, 1828
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 425-442
Scope and Contents
Four letters and two proposals concerning Budgen's methods of finding longitude by using altitudes of the sun and moon and of the moon and stars, and his method of finding the apparent time by a single altitude.
Dates
- Creation: 1828
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
18 folio(s) (18 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Budgen, John
Finding aid date
2011-12-07 17:53:25+00:00
Repository Details
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