Letters from Thomas Williams to the Board of Longitude, 1785 - 1790
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 511-514
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Williams concerning his 'invention of a table that generates the curve of the earth, by which its just length is discovered'.
Dates
- Creation: 1785 - 1790
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
4 folio(s) (4 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Williams, Thomas
Finding aid date
2012-05-30 09:39:22+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
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