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Letter to Editor
June 10, 1737
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Letter to Mr. Parks enclosing an answer to a navigational question from Gazette No. 37 and proposing a new question on sailing course, distance, and departure when altering latitude by 13 degrees between south and west.
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Mr. Parks,
I ... your Gazette, N°. 37; and also propose another: Send herewith an Answer to the second Question -in Which, if you think proper, you may insert in your next Paper.
I am, Yours, &c.
W.A.
The North Pole you depart from. A is the true Course, West, 7 Degrees South. C is the true Course, 7 Minutes East. B is the true Course South, 2 Min. West, lying upon the East and West Line. A and C Distance 17143 Leagues. B and C Distance 16 Leagues. A and B Distance 17159 Leagues.
QUESTION.
Sailing between the South and West, 'til you alter your Latitude 13 Degrees, What's the Course, Distance and Departure, from the Meridian?
I ... your Gazette, N°. 37; and also propose another: Send herewith an Answer to the second Question -in Which, if you think proper, you may insert in your next Paper.
I am, Yours, &c.
W.A.
The North Pole you depart from. A is the true Course, West, 7 Degrees South. C is the true Course, 7 Minutes East. B is the true Course South, 2 Min. West, lying upon the East and West Line. A and C Distance 17143 Leagues. B and C Distance 16 Leagues. A and B Distance 17159 Leagues.
QUESTION.
Sailing between the South and West, 'til you alter your Latitude 13 Degrees, What's the Course, Distance and Departure, from the Meridian?
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Navigation
Sailing
Latitude
Course
Distance
Departure
Meridian
North Pole
What entities or persons were involved?
W.A.
Mr. Parks
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W.A.
Recipient
Mr. Parks
Main Argument
provides an answer to a navigational question from gazette no. 37 and proposes a new question on sailing between south and west while altering latitude by 13 degrees.
Notable Details
References Gazette N°. 37
Describes Courses From North Pole: A (West, 7 Degrees South), C (7 Minutes East), B (South, 2 Min. West)
Distances: A C 17143 Leagues, B C 16 Leagues, A B 17159 Leagues
New Question On Course, Distance, And Departure From Meridian