Letters from Nevil Maskelyne to Joseph Banks.

Letter dated 18 Feb 1785 from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks concerning a query from Mr Bode (translated by Mr Zach) about discrepancies in the position of a certain star in various catalogues.

Administrative / biographical background
Nevil Maskelyne and Joseph Banks were both key members of the Board of Longitude.

Record Details

Item reference: MSK/3/1/4
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1785-02-18
Creator: Maskelyne, Nevil
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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