Paper, 'Method of finding the latitude of a place by two altitudes of the sun and the time between the two observations' by William Lax
Reference number: L&P/11/84
Date: 1798
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Subject: Astronomy
Read 10 January 1799
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- L&P/11/84
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- 1798
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William Lax, Paper, 'Method of finding the latitude of a place by two altitudes of the sun and the time between the two observations' by William Lax, 1798, L&P/11/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_84/paper-method-of-finding-the-latitude-of-a-place-by-two-altitudes-of-the-sun-and-the-time-between-the-two-observations-by-william-lax, accessed on 05 September 2026
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