Record

RefNoEL/E/11
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Elton to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at London
CreatorElton; John (fl 1732)
Date15 July 1732
DescriptionCovering letter enclosing a paper with a description of a new quadrant which can take altitudes without an horizon
Paper explains how to use the quadrant with an engraving of it
Note states: 'Not to be entered [in the Letter Book]'
LanguageEnglish
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon, England
Origin coordinates51.50853, -0.12574
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transaction', vol 37, no 432, p 273
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/8f21fb3c-464a-47c8-aeae-e40dcd857506
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8055Mortimer; Cromwell (c 1699 - 1752)c 1699 - 1752
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