Henry Browse's machine to measure longitude by means of the distance sailed, 1813 - 1815
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 306-316
Scope and Contents
Six letters; includes a letter from the Board of Longitude to Browse outlining their objections to his plan.
Dates
- 1813 - 1815
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Extent
12 folio(s) (12 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Browse, Henry
Finding aid date
2011-12-07 18:08:18+00:00
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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