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RefNoMM/8/79
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Stephen Lee, Royal Society, to Sir Joseph Banks
Date18 December 1815
DescriptionOn having no knowledge of the error said to exist in Joseph de Mendoza Rios's 'Requisite Tables' other than that he accidently learned from Prof Rigaud. He notes there are several instances of the mode of computation to which objection has been raised. If a new edition is issued it would be advisable to publish the formula on which the calculations are made.
Extent4 sides
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8116Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist1744 - 1820
NA2916Lee; Stephen (- 1835) - 1835
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