Paper, 'The latitude and longitude of the islands of St John and Cape Britain' by Wright
Reference number: L&P/5/10
Date: 1768
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Subject: Geography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations made on the Islands of Saint John and Cape Briton, to ascertain the longitude and latitude of those places, agreeable to the orders and instructions of the Right Honourable the Lords commissioners for trade and plantations'
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- L&P/5/10
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- 1768
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- 9 pages
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Paper, 'The latitude and longitude of the islands of St John and Cape Britain' by Wright, 1768, L&P/5/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_10/paper-the-latitude-and-longitude-of-the-islands-of-st-john-and-cape-britain-by-wright, accessed on 19 March 2025
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VI. Observations made on the Islands of Saint John and Cape Briton, to ascertain the longitude and latitude of those places, agreeable to the orders and instructions of the Right Honourable the Lords commissioners for trade and plantations External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1768
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0006
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1768-1772 Reference number: L&P/5
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