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Observations in a table
Read to the Royal Society on 7 June 1722

Reference number
RBO/11/57
Earliest possible date
1722
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'Observations of the Variation of the Compass on board the Royal African Pacquet in 1721 by Captain Cornwall', 1722, RBO/11/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_57/observations-of-the-variation-of-the-compass-on-board-the-royal-african-pacquet-in-1721-by-captain-cornwall, accessed on 12 November 2025

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