Reference number | L&P/9/3 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, 'Of the longitude and latitude of York' from Edward Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne |
Date | 16 March 1786 |
Description | Subject: Geography
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The latitude and longitude of York determined from a variety of astronomical observations; together with a recommendation of the method of determining the longitude of places by observations of the moon's transit over the meridian. Contained in a letter from Edward Pigott, Esq. to Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal'
Read 29 June 1786 |
Extent | 17p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1786.0023 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |