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Remarks on a pamphlet lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, under the authority of the Board of Longitude. By John Harrison.
Harrison, John, 1693-1776.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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A narrative of the proceedings relative to the discovery of the longitude at sea; by Mr. John Harrison's time-keeper; subsequent to those published in the year 1763.
Harrison, John, 1693-1776.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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Remarks on a passage from Po. Wawoor, to the Strait of Sunda, by the Macklesfield-Strait on the East of Banka, with the journal of the Carnatic, Capt. Lestock Wilson. Published at the charge of the East India Company, from the original MS. by A Dalrymple.
Wilson, Lestock.Date: 1789- Books
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An account kept during thirteen months in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, of The Going of a Pocket Chronometer, made on a new construction, by John Arnold, Having his new-invented Ballance Spring, and A Compensation for the Effects of Heat and Cold In the Ballance. Published by Permission of the Board of Longitude.
Arnold, John, chronometer maker.Date: 1780- Books
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A reply to the Answer of the Rev. Dr. Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, to A narrative of facts, relating to some time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Mudge, for the discovery of the longitude at sea, &c. By Thomas Mudge, jun. Of Lincoln's Inn. To which is Added, A Short Explanation of the most Proper Methods of Calculating a Mean Daily Rate, With Remarks on some Passages in Dr. Maskelyne's Answer. By his Excellent The Count De Bruhl.
Mudge, Thomas, 1760-1843.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]