Letter from John Newton to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-10-26
Scope and Contents
Concerning his invention 'for discovering the longitude by a true bearing' which involved 'a real timepiece', and which he claims much exceeded calculations based on lunar distance; addressed from Whitehaven, Cumberland.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-10-26
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Newton, John
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
Whitehaven [origination]
Finding aid date
2012-05-30 10:50:28+00:00
Subject
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
Geographic
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