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Letter from John Washington, on a paper 'Reduction and discussion of the deviations of the compass observed on board of all the iron-built ships, and a selection of the wood-built steam-ships in Her Majesty's Navy, and the iron steam-ship 'Great Eastern'' by Frederick John Evans

Reference number: RR/4/86

Date: 07 May 1860

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Letter that mentions the other referees.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1860].

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RR/4/86
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07 May 1860
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Washington

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John Washington, Letter from John Washington, on a paper 'Reduction and discussion of the deviations of the compass observed on board of all the iron-built ships, and a selection of the wood-built steam-ships in Her Majesty's Navy, and the iron steam-ship 'Great Eastern'' by Frederick John Evans, 07 May 1860, RR/4/86, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_86/letter-from-john-washington-on-a-paper-reduction-and-discussion-of-the-deviations-of-the-compass-observed-on-board-of-all-the-iron-built-ships-and-a-selection-of-the-wood-built-steam-ships-in-her-majestys-navy-and-the-iron-steam-ship-great-eastern-by-frederick-john-evans, accessed on 23 June 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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