Essay and related letters on improvements to the method of finding latitude, 1821
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/41: 156-168
Scope and Contents
Essay written by an unnamed seaman from Heligoland, with two forwarding letters from D.J. Thomson and John Barrow.
Dates
- Creation: 1821
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
13 folio(s) (13 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2011-12-17 10:17:52+00:00
Repository Details
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