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RefNoHS/19/241
LevelItem
TitleTranslation of treatise, "On a method of determining geographical Latitudes", by Joseph Johann von Littrow
CreatorLittrow; Joseph Johann (1781-1840); Austrian astronomer
Date1820s
DescriptionTranslation in Sir John Herschel's hand of a treatise by Littrow on the determination of latitudes using the polar star. The calculations are designed to offer a simple formula for observatories across the world and also for "every seaman with however little knowledge". This treatise was likely an early version of the one presented at the Royal Astronomical Society in 1842, according to their Monthly Notices, by William Whewell.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7 pp.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1851AJ......2...70L/doi:10.1086/100198
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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