Paper, 'A description of a water level to be fixed to Davis's Quadrant whereby an observation may be taken at sea in thick and hazy weather without seeing the horizon' by Charles Leigh
Reference number: CLP/8ii/73
Date: 1737
Description
Description of an artificial horizon designed by Leigh to be attached to a Davis's quadrant (John Davis (c.1550–1605)). An addition to aid in navigation at sea when visibility is poor. Includes a figure of the water level in coloured ink.
Subject: Navigation / Scientific apparatus and instruments
Read to the Royal Society on 3 November 1737
Published in Philosophical Transactions as ' A description of a water-level to be fix'd to Davis's quadrant, whereby an observation may be taken at sea, in thick and hazy weather, without seeing the horizon'
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/73
- Earliest possible date
- 1737
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'A description of a water level to be fixed to Davis's Quadrant whereby an observation may be taken at sea in thick and hazy weather without seeing the horizon' by Charles Leigh, 1737, CLP/8ii/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_73/paper-a-description-of-a-water-level-to-be-fixed-to-daviss-quadrant-whereby-an-observation-may-be-taken-at-sea-in-thick-and-hazy-weather-without-seeing-the-horizon-by-charles-leigh, accessed on 06 November 2024
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I. A description of a water-level to be fix'd to Davis's quadrant, whereby an observation may be taken at sea, in thick and hazy weather, without seeing the horizon External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1738
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1737.0072
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