| RefNo | AP/4/11 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'An inquiry into the supposed alteration of the axis of this earth' by Capt Joseph Mead |
| Creator | Mead; Joseph (fl 1771-1777) |
| Date | 5 August 1771 |
| Description | Mead questions Cassini's assertion that there is an alteration to the axis of the earth based on observations of the meridian line in Bologna [Italy], arguing that it would significantly change latitudes of places far away if this were the case. Includes one page of figures.
Subject: Geodesy
Addressed to J [James] West. Written by Mead in Wilsbourne [Wellesbourne], Warwickshire [England]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/4/11/1 |
| AP/4/11/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA240 | West; James (1703 - 1772); politician and antiquary | 1703 - 1772 |
| NA6246 | Cassini; Jean Dominique (1748 - 1845); Count of Thury | 1748 - 1845 |