XLIV. Variation of the compass, as observed on board the Endeavour Bark, in a voyage round the World
- 31 December 1771
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
- Vol. 61, 422-432
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1771.0045
Abstract
The day of the month is noted according to the nautical account, which therefore in all observations noted P. M. is one day forwarder than the civil account. The latitude in is deduced from the last preceding meridian altitude of the Sun; and the longitude in is corrected by the last observations of the distances of the moon from the Sun and stars.Keywords
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