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RefNoPT/14/20
LevelItem
TitleLetter, introducing George Fisher's paper 'On the errors in longitude as determined by the chronometers at sea, arising from the action of the iron in the ships upon the chronometers' from John Barrow to Wm [William] Thos [Thomas] Brande
Date6 May 1820
DescriptionThe paper to which the letter refers is found at PT/14/18.

Subject: Navigation

Written by Barrow at the Admiralty Office. This letter was not published in Philosophical Transactions.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordPT/14/18
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2824Barrow; Sir; John (1764 - 1848)1764 - 1848
NA3249Brande; William Thomas (1788 - 1866)1788 - 1866
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