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'Concerning finding the Longitude of places' by Edmond Halley

Reference number: RBO/7/124

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Proposes to find the longitude of a place by observing the moon
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RBO/7/124
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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'Concerning finding the Longitude of places' by Edmond Halley, RBO/7/124, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_124/concerning-finding-the-longitude-of-places-by-edmond-halley, accessed on 13 September 2024

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