| RefNo | L&P/5/47 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Account of observations made by Mason and Dixon for determining a degree of latitude in the province of Maryland' by Nevil Maskelyne |
| Date | 1768 |
| Description | Subject: Geography/Cartography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Introduction to the following observations, made by Messieurs Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, for determining the length of a degree of latitude, in the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania, in North America; by the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal'
Read 24 November 1768 |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0041 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |
| NA2583 | Dixon; Jeremiah (1726 - 1782) | 1726 - 1782 |
| NA1244 | Mason; Charles (c 1699 - 1770); academic and clregyman | c 1699 - 1770 |