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Acts of Parliament and awards (RGO 14/1)
Acts of Parliament1714
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge, United Kingdom
This printed pamphlet contains a copy of the legislation that established the Board of Longitude - including the first Act, passed in 1714, that offered prize money for a workable and accurate method of finding longitude at sea as part of a public competition.
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- Title: Acts of Parliament and awards (RGO 14/1)
- Creator: Acts of Parliament
- Date Created: 1714
- Location Created: London
- Physical Dimensions: Printed pamphlet
- Type: Document
- Rights: Cambridge University Library
- Medium: Paper
- View the fully digitised item in Cambridge Digital Library using this link: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-RGO-00014-00001/19
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