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Excerpt from David Thompson, Explorer
After his return to Cumberland House in this year, he had the advantage of the society of one Philip Turner, a surveyor who had been sent out by the Hudson Bay Company to make a survey of Lake Athabasca, and under him he devoted himself heartily to the study of practical astronomy. During that winter he took many observations for the latitude and longitude of Cumberland House, and the position which he determined for it is the same which it now occupies in the latest maps published by the Canadian Govern ment, although the position has varied greatly in the maps which have been pub lished in the intervening one hundred and twenty years.
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After his return to Cumberland House in this year, he had the advantage of the society of one Philip Turner, a surveyor who had been sent out by the Hudson Bay Company to make a survey of Lake Athabasca, and under him he devoted himself heartily to the study of practical astronomy. During that winter he took many observations for the latitude and longitude of Cumberland House, and the position which he determined for it is the same which it now occupies in the latest maps published by the Canadian Govern ment, although the position has varied greatly in the maps which have been pub lished in the intervening one hundred and twenty years.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Joseph Burr Tyrrell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266743088
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 18
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Contributors
Author
Joseph Burr Tyrrell
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ISBN - 9781527709980
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 18
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