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Paper, 'A new and easy method of finding the difference of longitude' by John McLean

Reference number: L&P/9/110

Date: 01 May 1788

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Subject: Mathematics

Read 15 May 1788

Reference number
L&P/9/110
Earliest possible date
01 May 1788
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Ink on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'A new and easy method of finding the difference of longitude' by John McLean, 01 May 1788, L&P/9/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_110/paper-a-new-and-easy-method-of-finding-the-difference-of-longitude-by-john-mclean, accessed on 14 June 2026

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