Page from 1767 Nautical Almanac
Page from 1767 Nautical Almanac
The Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, is credited with checking and publishing calculated positions of the moon in the first British Nautical Almanac, in 1767. The Lunar Distances tables were fundamental to the finding of longitude at sea without a chronometer.
Year:
1767
Geographic Location:
Greenwich, England
Creator:
Maskelyne, Nevil
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