RefNo | MM/10/134 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, Plymouth, to Dr Thomas Birch |
Date | 3 February 1761 |
Description | On the Council of the Royal Society misinterpreting Mason and Dixon's "Good Intentions" in wishing to re-route the voyage of HMS 'Seahorse' to observe the Transit of Venus. |
Extent | 1 side |
Format | Manuscript |
AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1244 | Mason; Charles (c 1699 - 1771) | c 1699 - 1771 |
NA2583 | Dixon; Jeremiah (1726 - 1782) | 1726 - 1782 |