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Remarks on the Hadley's quadrant, tending principally To remove the Difficulties which have hitherto attended the Use of the Back-Observation, and To obviate the Errors that might arise from a Want of Parallelism in the two Surfaces of the Index-Glass. By Nevil Maskelyne, F.R.S. Astronomer Royal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quadrants (Astronomical instruments)--Early works to 1800.
- Quadrants (Astronomical instruments).
- Navigation--Early works to 1800.
- Navigation.
- Hadley, John, 1682-1744.
- Hadley, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([2],24p. )
- Other Title:
- Remarks on the Hadley's quadrant,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]
- Notes:
- A lecture read to the Royal Society on May 28, 1772.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T59672.
- OCLC:
- 642640411
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