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Letter from the Admiralty re magnetic variations (5 of 7). With copy of Captain Hayes' request for more details and copy of Captain Hurd's letter from the Hydrographer's Office (FLI07) Page 4


command noting the results
thereof in a Table of Columns
in the Manner pointed out by
Capt Flinders; and likewise to
add such remarks as may be
suggested to me by the particular
circumstances under which the
Experiments may be made
transmitting the same to the
Admiralty for their Lordships
Information; and being extremely
desirous to aid and aƒsist in
ascertaining the true cause of
such variation, I beg to submit
for their Lordships consideration
the propriety of furnishing the
opinion and explanation Capt
Flinders has himself given on
the subject in order to afford


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Hayes, Captain James
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Hurd, (Captain) Thomas.
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