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Letter from William Ross to the Board of Longitude, 1806-10-27

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 416-418

Scope and Contents

Outlining his method of finding longitude using the latitude and time at a specific place; sent from Philadelphia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1806-10-27

Creator

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

Philadelphia [origination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-25 15:37:39+00:00

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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