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The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore 1698–1701. Edited by Norman J. W. Thrower. The Hakluyt Society, Second Series Vols. 156, 157; 362 pages, 22 × 14 cm, with numerous plates; and a separate portfolio of three facsimile charts. London1981, £20 net.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

D. H. Sadler
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , January 1983 , pp. 158 - 159
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1983

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1 O.N.R.A.S. was then edited by the reviewer.

2 The World chart (reproduced on a small scale in the main text) contains the first use of the name Falkland Islands, though the Falkland Sound had been so named by Captain Strong in 1690.

3 One example. In Appendix A a comparison is given between, the latitudes and longitudes of various places, as determined by Halley from his observations, and modern values. There are interesting differences.