'Observations of the Variation of the Compass on board the Royal African Pacquet in 1721 by Captain Cornwall'
Reference number: RBO/11/57
Date: 1722
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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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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 11, copies of papers communicated 1720-1724
1720-1724 Reference number: RBO/11
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Dates: 1661 - 1739
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