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| Title | Star tables ... for ... ascertaining the longitude and latitude at sea Star tables ... for ... ascertaining the longitude and latitude at sea, Thomas Lynn |
| Author | Thomas Lynn |
| Published | 1821 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | May 14, 2008 |
| Length | 1845 pages |
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