Squire, Jane. A Proposal for Discovering Our Longitude. Printed for the author, and sold by P. Vaillant and F. Needham, 1742.
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Board of Longitude
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| 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
. |
Timeline
8 July 1714
Queen Anne
signed the royal consent to the Longitude Act, whereby Parliament offered a reward of up to £20,000 for a foolproof method of calculating longitude at sea.