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Unpublished paper, on finding longitude at sea by unknown author

Reference number: AP/5/2

Date: 10 May 1783

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The author describes a methodology for finding longitudes whilst at sea.

Subject: Geodesy

Reference number
AP/5/2
Earliest possible date
10 May 1783
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, on finding longitude at sea by unknown author, 10 May 1783, AP/5/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_5_2/unpublished-paper-on-finding-longitude-at-sea-by-unknown-author, accessed on 13 April 2026

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