Record

RefNoRBO/1/33
AltRefNoRBO.1.149
LevelItem
Title'Direction for Sea-men bound for farre voyages' by Mr Rooke
Datend
DescriptionA 'to do' list - eg to observe the declination of the compass, observe the tides, observe any unusual 'meteors', to keep a diary of events
Details about how to sound the depth of the sea without a line (figure of instrument on p 152) and to take up water near the bottom of the sea

Image: page 152, ink, size height 20 cm x width17 cm By Mr Rooke. Drawing of instrument ' to take up water neere the bottome of the sea'
See RBO/1/34 for experiment to sound the depth of the sea without a line
LanguageEnglish
Extent4 sides
FormatManuscript
Digital imagesView item on Science in the Making
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCLP/19/7
RBC/1/36
CLP/19/7
RBO/1/34
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6303Rooke; Lawrence (1622 - 1662); astronomer1622 - 1662
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