Paper, 'Observations of the variation of the compass in the western and Atlantick Ocean' by John Maxwell
Reference number: CLP/9ii/14
Date: 1706
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Set of data on magnetic needle variation, latitude, and longitude from London made in 1706 on board the Dartmouth Man of War.
Subject: Magnetism / Navigation
Read to the Royal Society on 16 November 1721.
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- CLP/9ii/14
- Earliest possible date
- 1706
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, 'Observations of the variation of the compass in the western and Atlantick Ocean' by John Maxwell, 1706, CLP/9ii/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9ii_14/paper-observations-of-the-variation-of-the-compass-in-the-western-and-atlantick-ocean-by-john-maxwell, accessed on 11 February 2026
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