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Letter from John Malone to the Board of Longitude, 1815-10-17

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 571-572

Scope and Contents

Concerning his 'discovery of the rotundity of the earth' as a key to longitude and requesting an advance of £1,000.

Dates

  • Creation: 1815-10-17

Creator

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Extent

2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Malone, John

Original geographic information

Hounslow [origination]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-31 11:12:12+00:00

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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