Captain Houston Stewart's report on Captain Graydon's celestial compass, 1826
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/43: 520-523
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding the effect of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.
Dates
- Creation: 1826
Creator
- Stewart, Houston, Sir, 1791 - 1875 (Knight, Admiral) (Person)
- Lake, Willoughby Thomas, Sir, 1773 - 1847 (knight, naval officer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
4 folio(s) (4 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Stewart, Houston
Original geographic information
Halifax [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Finding aid date
2011-12-17 11:20:00+00:00
Subject
- HMS Menai, post ship (1813-1853) (Organization)
Repository Details
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