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RefNoAP/12/18
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'Description of a method of determining the direction of the meridian, applicable to geodetical operations and to the verification of a meridian mark in fixed observations' by I [John] Pond
Date[1826?]
DescriptionPond explains the process for determining the direction of the meridian using instruments of small dimensions. He proposes that his method could also be used for astronomical purposes such as determining the positions of circumpolar stars.

A red ink inscription at top of first page reads '(48) (JFWH) [John Frederick William Herschel]'. Minor corrections and deletions appear in ink.

Subject: Geodesy

Communicated to the Royal Society on 14 April [1826?].
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3168Pond; John (1767 - 1836)1767 - 1836
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