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Letter from Thomas Johnstone to the Board of Longitude, 1807-10-31

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 207-208

Scope and Contents

Includes illustrated instructions for taking the distance of celestial objects from each other, and their bearings from the ship.

Dates

  • Creation: 1807-10-31

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

3 folio(s) (3 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

Dumbarton [origination]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-10-08 15:24:16+00:00

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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