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Paper, 'How to measure the way of the ship through the water' by Edmond Halley

Reference number: CLP/21/32

Date: c.17th century

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Subject: Navigation, Measurements, Engineering

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CLP/21/32
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c.17th century
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Ink on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edmond Halley

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Edmond Halley, Paper, 'How to measure the way of the ship through the water' by Edmond Halley, c.17th century, CLP/21/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_21_32/paper-how-to-measure-the-way-of-the-ship-through-the-water-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 14 June 2025

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