Unpublished paper, 'Description of a method of determining the direction of the meridian, applicable to geodetical operations and to the verification of a meridian mark in fixed observations' by I [John] Pond
Reference number: AP/12/18
Date: 1826?
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Pond explains the process for determining the direction of the meridian using instruments of small dimensions. He proposes that his method could also be used for astronomical purposes such as determining the positions of circumpolar stars.
A red ink inscription at top of first page reads '(48) (JFWH) [John Frederick William Herschel]'. Minor corrections and deletions appear in ink.
Subject: Geodesy
Communicated to the Royal Society on 14 April [1826?].
- Reference number
- AP/12/18
- Earliest possible date
- 1826?
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Pond, Unpublished paper, 'Description of a method of determining the direction of the meridian, applicable to geodetical operations and to the verification of a meridian mark in fixed observations' by I [John] Pond, 1826?, AP/12/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_18/unpublished-paper-description-of-a-method-of-determining-the-direction-of-the-meridian-applicable-to-geodetical-operations-and-to-the-verification-of-a-meridian-mark-in-fixed-observations-by-i-john-pond, accessed on 14 July 2025
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Archived papers: volume 12, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1825-1826
1824-1828 Reference number: AP/12
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