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"A clock sent thither by the Royal Society"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15091
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
681.1 C782
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Thomas D. Cope.
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, PA]
Publisher
American Philosophical Society,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
p. [260]-271 : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Notes
Reprint : "Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society," vol. 94, no. 3, June, 1950.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681.1 C782
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Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15445
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Date of Publication
1946.
Call Number
974.802 C782
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Responsibility
by Thomas D. Cope.
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
p. 541-554 ; 25 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from The Scientific monthly, June 1946, Vol. LXII, pages 541-554."
Summary
This is a brief journal article provides some history of the work of Mason and Dixon, and their selection to calculate and establish the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The project had been attempted previously by others without success.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah, - 1733-1779.
Mason-Dixon Line.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 C782
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