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Letter and proposal from William McCosh, 1792-06-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 524-527

Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Philip Stephens of the Admiralty enclosing a proposal for finding longitude by observing the distance between the sun and moon.

Dates

  • Creation: 1792-06-09

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

McCosh, William

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-30 11:39:52+00:00

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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