RGO Archives/RGO 4 contains:
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276	Notes on light refraction
277	Notes on mathematical problems
278	Paper on mathematical problems
279	Mathematical problems and equations
280	Astronomical problems
281	Mathematical determination of position
282	Principles of navigation
283	A work on navigation
284	Navigational tables and calculations
285	Navigational tables and calculations
286	Mercator's Sailing
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Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Title	Mathematical determination of position
Reference	RGO 4/281 (former reference: A2/421P)
Covering Dates	1763
Extent and Medium	1 volume

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Equations to ascertain latitude and longitude, refractions, the area of a spherical triangle and the lunar distance. Some of the rules are from Maskelyne's paper in 'Philosophical Transactions', 52 (1762), p. 568.

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