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Letter, from Roger Williams to the Royal Society

Reference number: EL/W3/156

Date: 01 January 1733

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Requests an instrument to determine longitude at sea

Reference number
EL/W3/156
Earliest possible date
01 January 1733
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1 page
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Manuscript
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Roger Williams

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Roger Williams, Letter, from Roger Williams to the Royal Society, 01 January 1733, EL/W3/156, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_w3_156/letter-from-roger-williams-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 23 March 2025

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