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The Accuracy and Use of Sextants and Watches in Rupert's Land in the 1790s.

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the sextants and watches employed at the end of the eighteenth century in surveying Rupert's Land, the vast territory of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), and to discuss their usage and accuracy. The results provide information on the standards of manu...

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Published in:Annals of Science Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 209 - 230
Main Author: Broughton, Peter
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2009
Subjects:
Sextants
Clocks & watches > History
Surveying instruments
Artificial horizons (Nautical instruments)
History of scientific instruments
Rupert's Land
Hudson Bay
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost