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J. Miles on the cause of the variation of the magnetic needle, 1800-04-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/42: 170-173
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Correspondence regarding the effects of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.

Dates: 1800-04-26
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