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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
Based on what I know, I'd say it was the Royal Society that commissioned him and something about Latitude.
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Half right!
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Actually, thinking about it, more than half right - sorry.
It was to do with latitude, but involved observing and measuring a specific event. What was that event?
NB. It really is a skill, isn't it, posting unambiguous questions. One i've not mastered yet - sorry
