Letter from Charles Moody to George Gilpin, 1806-01-29
Scope and Contents
Stating that his son had tested out his plan while at sea on a voyage from Shields to Memel and back. He provides figures for latitude and longitude obtained from this trip and the times of each observation.
Dates
- Creation: 1806-01-29
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Chester-le-Street [origination]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
Memel [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-05-25 11:33:10+00:00
Subject
- Gilpin, George, 1810 (Secretary to the Board of Longitude) (Recipient, Person)
Geographic
Repository Details
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