| RefNo | EL/B3/70 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a minute on John Philip Baratier's proposal for determining longitude at sea |
| Creator | Baratier; Jean-Philippe (1721-1740); German scholar |
| Date | 26 January 1737 |
| Description | This is a copy of a minute from a meeting of the Royal Society held on 26 January
This stated that nothing could be done for Baratier if he kept his proposal a secret and that the Act of Parliament of 1714, which offered a reward to the person who solved the 'longitude problem', was still in force and would be sent to him |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |