Record

RefNoAP/9/17
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'Causes of the variation of the compass by the ships [sic] position being altered' by [Peter] Lecount
Date[1820]
DescriptionLecount provides explanations for the variation of the compass in ships, particularly warships, drawing on observations made on ships in St Helena. He accords the higher incidence of magnetic variation in these ships to the presence of horizontal iron bars in the form of guns, bolts, hoops, and other objects on board the ships. Includes two sets of figures in the text.

Covering letter introducing this paper and AP/9/16/2 found at AP/9/16/1.

Subject: Geodesy
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/9/16/1
AP/9/17/1
AP/9/17/2
AP/9/17/3
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