James Brisbane on squaring the circle and other subjects, 1786 - 1787
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 22-25a
Scope and Contents
Two letters from James Brisbane (81 Cannon Street, London), formerly of South Carolina, offering his work on squaring the circle and other subjects as a solution to the longitude problem.
Dates
- Creation: 1786 - 1787
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
5 folio(s) (5 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Brisbane, James
Finding aid date
2011-12-07 18:26:44+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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