| RefNo | RBO/18/29 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.18.183 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Trial of the instrument for taking Angles by John Hadley |
| Date | 1732 |
| Description | Account of observations made on board the Chatham-yacht on 30 and 31 August, and 1 September 1 1732 in pursuance of an Order made by the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Details of a new instrument to take angles; details of observations made with Mr Bradley, Henry Hadley, John Hadley - observations of the altitudes of the sun
Read to the Royal Society on 7 December 1732 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 10 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Instrument described in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 420, p 147
Trial printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 425, p 341 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/17/72 |
| RBO/18/30 |