Maritime navigation and the measurement of longitude | State Library of New South Wales

Maritime navigation and the measurement of longitude

The results of William Wales' and William Bayly’s work was published in 1777 as The Original Astronomical Observations, Made in the Course of a Voyage...in the Resolution and Adventure. .

The astronomical observations recorded by Wales and Bayly assisted in providing a more accurate navigation on the high seas.

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> View selections from Wales and Bayly's Observations via the Library's catalogue catalogue link