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Reference numberMC/14/74
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [?], Admiralty, to the President of the Royal Society
Date31 July 1885
DescriptionRegarding 'the advisability of altering the data affected in the nautical almanac in order to give effect to the change in the reckoning of the astronomical day'. Refers to a communication between the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, in which the Board have 'revealed' they are 'generally adverse to any change in the data of the nautical almanac'.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
NotesThe following item (/75) in this sequence is missing.
Access statusOpen
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