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Entries for October, 1772-10-01 - 1772-10-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56: 21v-28v
Scope and Contents
Daily entries for October, travelling towards the Cape of Good Hope. A number of entries include measurements of lunar distances from the sun, Aquila and Aldebaran, along with resulting calculations of longitude. An entry for 5 October records that Arnold’s Watch No. 2 was losing considerable time and that the second hand was pausing for intervals of a few seconds [RGO 14/56: 22v]; estimations of longitude by timekeeper were thereafter recorded by Bayly in the log book based on Watch No. 1...
Dates:
1772-10-01 - 1772-10-30
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