Unpublished paper, 'New method to find the course, distance, difference of latitude and departure, with the description and use of the quadrant' by John Phipps
Reference number: AP/3/11
Date: early 19th century
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Two title pages, one with stylised fonts, followed by a paper by Phipps regarding a navigational method for finding the course, distance, and differences of latitude and departure of a ship using a quadrant of a mariner's compass. Phipps provides two examples with calculations to illustrate his method. Includes one figure on a separate plate.
Subject: Geodesy
Written by Phipps in Staindrop, near Darlington, Durham [England].
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- AP/3/11
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- early 19th century
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 10 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Unpublished paper, 'New method to find the course, distance, difference of latitude and departure, with the description and use of the quadrant' by John Phipps, early 19th century, AP/3/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_3_11/unpublished-paper-new-method-to-find-the-course-distance-difference-of-latitude-and-departure-with-the-description-and-use-of-the-quadrant-by-john-phipps, accessed on 24 January 2026
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Archived papers: volume 3, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors L to W
late 18th century - mid 19th century Reference number: AP/3
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