31 March 1769 |
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31 March 1769
A Steady breeze and fine pleasent weather- AM took several Observations of the Sun and Moon, the mean result of them came within 8 Miles of yesterday's Obserns computed both by Mr Green and my self, and yet I cannot think so great an error can have been commited in the Ships run in so short a time as these observations seem to point out and therefore I shall
Concepts: longitude Artefacts: log (nautical) People in South Seas Companion: Green, Charles
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