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Letter, from William Thinn to William Rutty, dated at Mansfield

Reference number: EL/T/79

Date: 06 April 1729

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Details of Thinn's method for determining longitude with figure attached

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EL/T/79
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06 April 1729
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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William Thinn

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William Thinn, Letter, from William Thinn to William Rutty, dated at Mansfield, 06 April 1729, EL/T/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_t_79/letter-from-william-thinn-to-william-rutty-dated-at-mansfield, accessed on 11 February 2026

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