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RefNoL&P/5/47
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Account of observations made by Mason and Dixon for determining a degree of latitude in the province of Maryland' by Nevil Maskelyne
Date1768
DescriptionSubject: Geography/Cartography

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Introduction to the following observations, made by Messieurs Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, for determining the length of a degree of latitude, in the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania, in North America; by the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal'

Read 24 November 1768
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1768.0041
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5553Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811)1732 - 1811
NA2583Dixon; Jeremiah (1726 - 1782)1726 - 1782
NA1244Mason; Charles (c 1699 - 1771)c 1699 - 1771
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