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'An account of the method proposed by John Philip Baraterius for finding the Longitude at Sea as communicated by him to the Royal Society with some remarks by James Hodgson'

Reference number: RBO/19/27

Date: 1735

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Read to the Royal Society on 5 June 1735

Reference number
RBO/19/27
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1735
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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'An account of the method proposed by John Philip Baraterius for finding the Longitude at Sea as communicated by him to the Royal Society with some remarks by James Hodgson', 1735, RBO/19/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_27/an-account-of-the-method-proposed-by-john-philip-baraterius-for-finding-the-longitude-at-sea-as-communicated-by-him-to-the-royal-society-with-some-remarks-by-james-hodgson, accessed on 22 January 2026

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