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Letter, from Thomas Haselden to John Machin, dated at Wapping

Reference number: EL/H3/135

Date: 27 August 1728

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Outlines his method for determining longitude

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EL/H3/135
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27 August 1728
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Thomas Haselden

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Thomas Haselden, Letter, from Thomas Haselden to John Machin, dated at Wapping, 27 August 1728, EL/H3/135, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_h3_135/letter-from-thomas-haselden-to-john-machin-dated-at-wapping, accessed on 23 January 2025

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