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  <dc:title>Paper, 'Proposeall for rectifyeng the straits or finding the exact leangth of the Mediterranean' by unknown author</dc:title>
  <dc:description>A proposal on measuring the length of the Mediterranean Sea with the use of longitude ('the philosophers stone in mathematicks', according to the author). 

The image belongs to the second part of the text, which is an improvement on a previous proposal, detailing the different parts and uses of the instrument.Subject: Engineering / Navigation</dc:description>
  <dc:date>17th Century</dc:date>
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