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RefNoMC/4/208
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Captain William] Yolland, Ordnance Map Office, Southampton, to [Samuel Hunter] Christie, [Secretary of the Royal Society]
Date24 January 1848
DescriptionRegarding Yolland's request for General Roy's theodolite observation books. These relate to his trigonometrical operations, which were published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' in 1787 and 1791. Yolland requires these papers as they would be helpful in the triangulation of London.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1790.0015
RelatedRecordMC/4/204
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3648Yolland; William (1810 - 1885)1810 - 1885
NA8168Christie; Samuel Hunter (1784 - 1865); mathematician1784 - 1865
NA6264Roy; William (1726 - 1790)1726 - 1790
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