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Twining, Alexander Catlin, 1801-1884 Astrology essay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07242.01 Author/Creator: Twining, Alexander Catlin, 1801-1884 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1837-1883 Pagination: 18 p. ; 31.8 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

An essay written by Alexander Catlin Twining on determining the distance between a location and the Earth's axis rotation. Notes made in side margins on page 1 and 2. Diagrams and illustrations on pages 3 and 10.

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