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Reference numberL&P/5/289
LevelItem
TitleLetter, 'Additions and alterations to Hadley's quadrant' from Peter Dollond to Nevil Maskelyne
Date25 February 1772
DescriptionSubject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A letter from Mr. Peter Dollond, to Nevil Maskelyne, F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal; describing some additions and alterations made to Hadley's quadrant to render it more serviceable at sea'

Read 19 March 1772
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1772.0015
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5553Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811)1732 - 1811
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