Paper, 'Measurement of an arc of a meridian from Dunnose, Isle of Wight to Clifton, Yorkshire' by William Mudge
Reference number: L&P/12/58
Date: 1803
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Contains seven plates.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the measurement of an arc of the Meridian, extending from Dunnose, in the Isle of Wight, latitude 50° 37' 8", to Clifton, in Yorkshire, latitude 53° 27' 31", in course of the operations carried on for the trigonometrical survey of England, in the years 1800, 1801, and 1802. By Major William Mudge, of the Royal Artillery, F. R. S'
Read 23 June 1803
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- L&P/12/58
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- 1803
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- Ink on paper and seven plates
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- 129 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Mudge, Paper, 'Measurement of an arc of a meridian from Dunnose, Isle of Wight to Clifton, Yorkshire' by William Mudge, 1803, L&P/12/58, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_58/paper-measurement-of-an-arc-of-a-meridian-from-dunnose-isle-of-wight-to-clifton-yorkshire-by-william-mudge, accessed on 13 October 2024
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XVI. An account of the measurement of an arc of the Meridian, extending from Dunnose, in the Isle of Wight, latitude 50° 37' 8", to Clifton, in Yorkshire, latitude 53° 27' 31", in course of the operations carried on for the trigonometrical survey of England, in the years 1800, 1801, and 1802. By Major William Mudge, of the Royal Artillery, F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1803
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1803.0016
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