Letter from Josef de Mendoza y Rios regarding astronomical tables, dated 17 March 1799.

It is not clear who this letter was sent to. It is possible that it was Nevil Maskelyne (as Astronomer Royal, editor of the Nautical Almanac and Commissioner of Longitude), or possibly one of his other British publishers or astronomical correspondents.

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ID:	AGC/M/19
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Mendoza y Rios, Josef de
Date made:	1799-03-17
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 letter
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Letter from Josef de Mendoza y Rios regarding astronomical tables, dated 17 March 1799.

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