John McGhie's instrument for finding the longitude by the passing of the sun over the meridian, 1813
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 268-282
Scope and Contents
Letters and a plan from McGhie, a surgeon on HMS Bustard (includes some duplicates); with two copy replies from the Board of Longitude.
Dates
- 1813
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Extent
16 folio(s) (16 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
McGhie, John
Finding aid date
2011-12-07 18:06:22+00:00
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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