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'Observations made of the Latitude, variation of the magnetic Needle and weather by Captain Christopher Middleton in a voyage from London to Hudson's Bay Anno 1735'

Reference number: RBO/19/70

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Table of observations of voyage from June to October; explanation given at the beginning

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RBO/19/70
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31 pages
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Manuscript

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'Observations made of the Latitude, variation of the magnetic Needle and weather by Captain Christopher Middleton in a voyage from London to Hudson's Bay Anno 1735', RBO/19/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_70/observations-made-of-the-latitude-variation-of-the-magnetic-needle-and-weather-by-captain-christopher-middleton-in-a-voyage-from-london-to-hudsons-bay-anno-1735, accessed on 14 May 2026

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