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Letters from Joseph Shee to the Board of Longitude, 1814-04-30

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 447-450

Scope and Contents

Two copies of a letter in which Shee remarks that he had not received an answer to his letters on longitude, but had nonetheless continued in his work, as he was resolved 'not to deprive man of the wonderful effects' his discovery would have.

Dates

  • Creation: 1814-04-30

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

4 folio(s) (4 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Shee, Joseph

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

Seville [origination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-28 11:52:58+00:00

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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