Paper, regarding a description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham
Reference number: CLP/8ii/32
Date: 09 December 1731
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Graham writes: 'The necessity of finding the latitude a ship is in, is too well known to be insisted on. Frequent opportunities of observing the latitude must consequently be of very great great advantage to navigation.' Original figure and engraved figure of instrument attached.
Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments / Navigation / Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 9 December 1731
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day'
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- CLP/8ii/32
- Earliest possible date
- 09 December 1731
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- 15 pages
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- Manuscript
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Richard Graham, Paper, regarding a description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham, 09 December 1731, CLP/8ii/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_32/paper-regarding-a-description-and-use-of-an-instrument-for-taking-the-latitude-of-a-place-at-any-time-of-the-day-by-richard-graham, accessed on 26 April 2025
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IV. The description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1733
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1733.0063
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Manuscript, regarding a description and use of an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham
09 December 1731 Creator: Richard Graham Reference number: CLP/8ii/32/1 -
Figures, an instrument for taking the latitude of a place at any time of the day by Richard Graham
09 December 1731 Creator: Richard Graham Reference number: CLP/8ii/32/2
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