| RefNo | MM/8/76 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'Comparitive Analysis of Jose de Mendoza Rios's method for reducing the lunar distances...' |
| Date | c.1814 |
| Description | Mendoza Rios's work was (he believed) a refinement of lunar distance method of determining longitude (a lunar distance is the distance between the moon and the sun or a fixed star. By comparing the local time when the lunar distance was observed with time predicted for the same lunar distance to occur at a known meridian, the difference in longitude could be deduced). |
| Extent | 9 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7288 | Mendoza y Rios; Joseph (? 1762 - 1816); astronomer and mathematician | ? 1762 - 1816 |