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Paper on nautical discoveries by John Tulloch, 1788-12-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 322-326

Scope and Contents

The paper begins with a list of 'titles of discoveries' which Tulloch had submitted to the Board of Longitude on 29 February 1788, followed by an outline of methods for investigating the parallaxes of celestial bodies (with illustrations).

Dates

  • Creation: 1788-12-06

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

5 folio(s) (5 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

Lerwick [origination]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-11-09 11:44:36+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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