Record

RefNoL&P/12/58
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Measurement of an arc of a meridian from Dunnose, Isle of Wight to Clifton, Yorkshire' by William Mudge
Date1803
DescriptionContains seven plates.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the measurement of an arc of the Meridian, extending from Dunnose, in the Isle of Wight, latitude 50° 37' 8", to Clifton, in Yorkshire, latitude 53° 27' 31", in course of the operations carried on for the trigonometrical survey of England, in the years 1800, 1801, and 1802. By Major William Mudge, of the Royal Artillery, F. R. S'

Read 23 June 1803
Extent129p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper and seven plates
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1803.0016
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CodePersonNameDates
NA2171Mudge; William (1762 - 1820)1762 - 1820
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