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Henry Raper's Spherical Traverse Table

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Charles H. Cotter
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Henry Raper (1799–1859) the eldest son of Admiral Henry Raper (1767—1845) retired from active service in 1825, from which time he devoted himself to nautical science. He served repeatedly on the Councils of the Royal Geographical and Royal Astronomical Societies and for many years was Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society. His Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy earned him the award of the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 240 - 244
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1973

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