Putnam, G. R. (George Rockwell), b. 1865 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc.] · leaf 28
oflongitude at sea were authorized by Parliament toexpend money on the survey of the coasts of GreatBritain, this commission having been created in 1713.Various rewards were offered by this commission,including one of £10,000, for the discovery of a methodof determining the longitude within 60… … Development of Chart Making 13 In 1795, by an Order in Council, a HydrographicalOffice was established in London, to take charge andcustody of such plans and charts as then were, or shouldthereafter be, deposited in the Admiralty, and to selectand compile such information as might appear to…
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