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Letter from William Harvie to George Gilpin, 1804-04-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 540-541
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Concerning his method of determining longitude, which he called 'Longitude discovered by an Observation of the Sun'. Harvie mentions that he had been a master in the merchant service and was in the navy, but was now 76 years old and 'an old worn out seaman'.

Dates: 1804-04-13
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