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Account of observations made on board the Chatham-yacht on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1 1732 in pursuance of an Order made by the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Details of a new instrument to take angles; details of observations made with Mr Bradley, Henry Hadley, John Hadley - observations of the altitudes of the sun
Read to the Royal Society on 7 December 1732

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RBO/18/29
Earliest possible date
1732
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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Trial of the instrument for taking Angles by John Hadley, 1732, RBO/18/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_18_29/trial-of-the-instrument-for-taking-angles-by-john-hadley, accessed on 16 September 2024

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