Squire, Jane. A Proposal for Discovering Our Longitude. Printed for the author, and sold by P. Vaillant and F. Needham, 1742.
16, 30
Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
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Occupation | Jane Squire | It was probably after her spell in debtors' prison that JS
turned to her great goal of winning the prize offered by the government on 8 July 1714 for the discovery of a viable means... |
Reception | Jane Squire | So far as is known, none of JS
's writing or actions made any impression on the Longitude Commission
ers. The longitude papers (at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
, now located in Cambridge) contain... |
Textual Production | Jane Squire | JS
had printed a proposal for ascertaining longitude, which she circulated round the members of the Longitude Commission
. Squire, Jane. A Proposal for Discovering Our Longitude. Printed for the author, and sold by P. Vaillant and F. Needham, 1742. 16, 30 |