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Letter and tables of rates of chronometers published as part of 'On the errors in longitude as determined by the chronometers at sea, arising from the action of the iron in the ships upon the chronometers' by George Fisher.

Subject: Navigation

Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of 'On the errors in longitude as determined by chronometers at sea, arising from the action of the iron in the ships upon the chronometers'.

Written by Coleman at 157 Leadenhall Street [London]. Read 8 June 1820.

Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 2, 1833.

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PT/14/19
Earliest possible date
05 June 1820
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Ink on paper
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11 pages
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Manuscript

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George Coleman

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George Coleman, Letter, including tables to accompany 'On the errors in longitude as determined by the chronometers at sea, arising from the action of the iron in the ships upon the chronometers' by George Coleman to George Fisher, 05 June 1820, PT/14/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_14_19/letter-including-tables-to-accompany-on-the-errors-in-longitude-as-determined-by-the-chronometers-at-sea-arising-from-the-action-of-the-iron-in-the-ships-upon-the-chronometers-by-george-coleman-to-george-fisher, accessed on 14 December 2024

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    Dates: 1802-1865

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