Letter, 'Of the longitude and latitude of York' from Edward Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne
Reference number: L&P/9/3
Date: 16 March 1786
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Subject: Geography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The latitude and longitude of York determined from a variety of astronomical observations; together with a recommendation of the method of determining the longitude of places by observations of the moon's transit over the meridian. Contained in a letter from Edward Pigott, Esq. to Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal'
Read 29 June 1786
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- L&P/9/3
- Earliest possible date
- 16 March 1786
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- 17 pages
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- Manuscript
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Nevil Maskelyne, Letter, 'Of the longitude and latitude of York' from Edward Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne, 16 March 1786, L&P/9/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_3/letter-of-the-longitude-and-latitude-of-york-from-edward-pigott-to-nevil-maskelyne, accessed on 15 January 2025
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XXIII. The latitude and longitude of York determined from a variety of astronomical observations; together with a recommendation of the method of determining the longitude of places by observations of the moon's transit over the meridian. Contained in a letter from Edward Pigott, Esq. to Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1786
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1786.0023
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Decade 9 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1786-1792 Reference number: L&P/9
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