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Letter from John Hamilton to Sir Harry Parker, 1785-12-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 507-508

Scope and Contents

Acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the Board of Longitude inviting him to lay his plans for finding longitude before the Board. Hamilton says he had hoped for half an hour to personally converse, as his method involved 'no plan, no more than gun-powder or the load-stone'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1785-12-03

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

Headford [origination]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Finding aid date

2012-05-29 16:58:37+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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