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Paper, 'An account of J Robertson's 'Elements of navigation'' by Peter Davall

Reference number: L&P/2/531

Date: 1754

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Read 14 Novemebr 1754

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L&P/2/531
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1754
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Ink on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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Peter Davall

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Peter Davall, Paper, 'An account of J Robertson's 'Elements of navigation'' by Peter Davall, 1754, L&P/2/531, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_2_531/paper-an-account-of-j-robertsons-elements-of-navigation-by-peter-davall, accessed on 07 December 2025

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