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'A Catalogue of Observations of the Variation of the Compass between the Lizard and Cape Passero in Sicily taken by Henry Wilson on board his Majesties Ship Barflour by Command of the honourable Sir George Bing Baronet'

Reference number: RBO/11/83

Date: 1722

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Observations taken from 12 June to 6 November
Read to the Royal Society on 14 March 1722

Reference number
RBO/11/83
Earliest possible date
1722
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'A Catalogue of Observations of the Variation of the Compass between the Lizard and Cape Passero in Sicily taken by Henry Wilson on board his Majesties Ship Barflour by Command of the honourable Sir George Bing Baronet', 1722, RBO/11/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_11_83/a-catalogue-of-observations-of-the-variation-of-the-compass-between-the-lizard-and-cape-passero-in-sicily-taken-by-henry-wilson-on-board-his-majesties-ship-barflour-by-command-of-the-honourable-sir-george-bing-baronet, accessed on 22 June 2025

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