Paper, account of watches at sea from 28 April to 4 September 1663 by Captain Holmes
Reference number: CLP/3i/9
Date: 1663

Description
Holmes provides observations of time-keeping at sea, collecting water, and longitude whilst sailing from Lisbon [Portugal] from April to September 1663.
Subject: Navigation / Nautical Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 21 October 1663.
- Reference number
- CLP/3i/9
- Earliest possible date
- 1663
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, account of watches at sea from 28 April to 4 September 1663 by Captain Holmes, 1663, CLP/3i/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_3i_9/paper-account-of-watches-at-sea-from-28-april-to-4-september-1663-by-captain-holmes, accessed on 07 February 2025
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