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Download or read book The method of finding the longitude at sea by timekeepers to which are added Tables of equations to equal altitudes written by William WALES (F.R.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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