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Letter, from Henry Nicholl [to the Royal Society]

Reference number: EL/N1/75

Date: 01 January 1694

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Outlines theory for taking longitude at sea

Reference number
EL/N1/75
Earliest possible date
01 January 1694
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript
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Henry Nicholl

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Henry Nicholl, Letter, from Henry Nicholl [to the Royal Society], 01 January 1694, EL/N1/75, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_n1_75/letter-from-henry-nicholl-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 30 November 2023

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