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I. A new plotting-table for taking plans and maps, in surveying: invented in the year 1721 by Henry Beighton, F. R. S. Inscribed to the Royal Society

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The principal end and design of writing or publishing, should be to convey down some useful knowledge to the rest of mankind, since it is what we are indebted, to communicate our talents, in return for those helps we have received from others.

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31 December 1741

Volume 41Issue 461

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1739.0131
Published by:Royal Society
Print ISSN:0261-0523
Online ISSN:2053-9223

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Published online01/01/1997
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I. A new plotting-table for taking plans and maps, in surveying: invented in the year 1721 by Henry Beighton, F. R. S. Inscribed to the Royal Society

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