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Waterford

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Joseph Roche on a new compass, 1804

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/42: 205-217
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1804
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from John Hughes to George Gilpin, 1805-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 84-84a
Scope and Contents

Concerning an instrument sent from Waterford for the 'Priscilla'.

Dates: 1805-02-28
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).