Handwritten note

Paper with inscription. Partly torn: "...ten's scale in its origin... prin..ple [principle] was... inserted... frequently used for the compass-points./ It was probably in my Father's use in 1780+/- / G.B. Airy"

Object Details

ID: ZBA3097.1
Type: Handwritten note
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: Airy, George Biddell
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 165 mm x 83 mm
Parts: Rule
  • Handwritten note (ZBA3097.1)
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