| RefNo | MM/4/81 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Reuben Burrow, Greenwich, to the Royal Society |
| Date | 26 January 1775 |
| Description | Forwarding the observations he and Nevil Maskelyne made in relation to Schiehallion.
The observations were to determine the earth's density by measuring the deviation of a plumb line produced by the gravitational attraction of the mountain Schiehallion in Perthshire, and by observing stars near the zenith on both the north and south sides of the mountain. |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5553 | Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811) | 1732 - 1811 |