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Observations and calculations of longitude, 1854 - 1860

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/114

Scope and Contents

Observations and calculations concerned chiefly with finding the longitudes of places, including Indonesia, Bombay, Port Natal and Port Elizabeth by Lieutenant Dayman, from observed occultations, star observations and solar eclipses during 1854-1855; and Fredericton, Canada, and Cambridge, U.S.A., by W.B. Jack and J.B. Toldervy, with correspondence on their longitudes. There are a few papers on the total eclipse over Australia, 4 April 1856, and maps of the paths of the total eclipse of the Sun, 18 July 1860.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854 - 1860

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

L2/6

Finding aid date

2006-01-03 10:59:31+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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