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'Problems towards the Discovery of the Longitude by William Jones of Wantage, Berkshire'

Reference number: RBO/14/126

Date: 1730

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Read to the Royal Society on 11 June 1730

Reference number
RBO/14/126
Earliest possible date
1730
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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'Problems towards the Discovery of the Longitude by William Jones of Wantage, Berkshire', 1730, RBO/14/126, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_14_126/problems-towards-the-discovery-of-the-longitude-by-william-jones-of-wantage-berkshire, accessed on 13 May 2025

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