| Reference number | L&P/2/163 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of the structure and use of the azimuth compass' by John Smeaton |
| Date | 1750 |
| Description | Subject: Engineering
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of some improvements of the mariners compass, in order to render the card and needle, proposed by Doctor Knight, of general use, by John Smeaton, philosophical instrument-maker.'
Read 5 July 1750 |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1749.0096 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6321 | Smeaton; John (1724 - 1792) | 1724 - 1792 |