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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

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RBO/19/27
Earliest possible date
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 10 February 2025

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