'Some Instruments, Experiments and Problems with their Solutions, propos'd to the Royal Society by Mr John Lowthorp'
Reference number: RBO/9/60
Date: 1703
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Account of instruments 'Design'ed Some years ago for advancing Astronomy and Perfecting Navigation' - the azimuth, octant with telescopic sights, telescope of sufficient length, movement for measuring time which will work at sea
Details of experiments in mechanics, optics and physics
Read to the Royal Society on 5 May 1703
- Reference number
- RBO/9/60
- Earliest possible date
- 1703
- Page extent
- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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'Some Instruments, Experiments and Problems with their Solutions, propos'd to the Royal Society by Mr John Lowthorp', 1703, RBO/9/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_9_60/some-instruments-experiments-and-problems-with-their-solutions-proposd-to-the-royal-society-by-mr-john-lowthorp, accessed on 11 February 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 9, copies of papers communicated 1699-1707
1699-1707 Reference number: RBO/9
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