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... Longitude , which was in existence from 1713 to 1828 , was to encourage and reward the search for a method of determining longitude . In 1767 it was saddled with the responsibility of the Nautical Almanac . 3 The Rev. Nevil Maskelyne ...
... Longitude , which was in existence from 1713 to 1828 , was to encourage and reward the search for a method of determining longitude . In 1767 it was saddled with the responsibility of the Nautical Almanac . 3 The Rev. Nevil Maskelyne ...
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... longitude at 15 ° 16 ' 20 " from Greenwich ; the dif- ference between this and the mean based on the three chronometers was 4 ' 53 " W. Mr Lazarev , from thirty - five lunar distances taken by him , found the longitude 9 ′ 6 ′′ more to ...
... longitude at 15 ° 16 ' 20 " from Greenwich ; the dif- ference between this and the mean based on the three chronometers was 4 ' 53 " W. Mr Lazarev , from thirty - five lunar distances taken by him , found the longitude 9 ′ 6 ′′ more to ...
Page 47
... longitude at 15 ° 16 ′ 20 ′′ from Greenwich ; the dif- ference between this and the mean based on the three chronometers was 4 ′ 53 ′′ W. Mr Lazarev , from thirty - five lunar distances taken by him , found the longitude 9 ′ 6 ′′ more ...
... longitude at 15 ° 16 ′ 20 ′′ from Greenwich ; the dif- ference between this and the mean based on the three chronometers was 4 ′ 53 ′′ W. Mr Lazarev , from thirty - five lunar distances taken by him , found the longitude 9 ′ 6 ′′ more ...
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Lyeskov Visokoi and Zavodovski Islands | 3 |
Wandering and Sooty Albatrosses | 9 |
Banksia Blue Tit Honeyeater and Waratah | 17 |
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