James Burney
1750 - 1821
- Born
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1750
- Died
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17 November 1821
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 08/06/1809
- Occupation
- Sailor
- Relationships
- Son of Charles Burney (FRS 1773); brother of Charles Burney (FRS 1802), and of Fanny Burney, novelist; uncle of Charles Parr Burney (FRS 1814)
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Unpublished paper, 'New method proposed for measuring a ship's rate of sailing' by J [James] Burney
Creator: James Burney Reference number: AP/7/2 -
Unpublished paper, 'On the causes which influence the direction of the magnetic needle' by Captain James Burney
Creator: James Burney Reference number: AP/9/6 -
Paper, 'A memoir on the geography of the north eastern part of Asia, and on the question whether Asia and America are contiguous or are separated by the sea' by Captain James Burney
Creator: James Burney Reference number: PT/12/2
