RefNoMS/257/4/142
AltRefNoSa.1271
Previous numbersES4/1/1271
LevelItem
TitleA memorandum on a method of finding latitude
Date19th century
Description[This memorandum is not in Edward Sabine's handwriting].

Description of method ‘by the time the sun takes at any altitude in rising, or falling its own diameter, useful in any part of the world’. Description of the rule. Includes an example of the use of the method.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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