Dover, Strait of
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Computations of lunar distances in a voyage, 1772-06-07 - 1772-11-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/67: 41-69
Scope and Contents
Computations relating to a voyage on an unknown ship (possibly an East Indiaman); handwritten onto printed observation tables. Entries are intermittent and cover days in June (approaching the Cape of Good Hope from the Indian Ocean), October (in the Atlantic Ocean) and November (in the mouth of the Straits of Dover). After folio 49 the remaining tables are blank.
Dates:
1772-06-07 - 1772-11-19
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