Letter, 'Of the tides in the South Seas' from James Cook to John Pringle
Reference number: L&P/6/172
Date: 02 April 1776
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in PHilosophical Transactions, as 'Of the tides in the South Seas'
Read 18 April 1776
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- L&P/6/172
- Earliest possible date
- 02 April 1776
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- Ink on paper
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Cook, Letter, 'Of the tides in the South Seas' from James Cook to John Pringle, 02 April 1776, L&P/6/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_172/letter-of-the-tides-in-the-south-seas-from-james-cook-to-john-pringle, accessed on 10 February 2025
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XXVI. Of the tides in the South Seas External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1776
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1776.0028
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Decade 6 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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