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National Maritime Museum Manuscripts : Observations taken in the Mediterranean

Fisher, George

National Maritime Museum Manuscripts

<p style='text-align: justify;'>The period in which George Fisher produced this volume saw him serving in the Mediterranean and around Lisbon. Fisher was at first on board the Spartiate , from 1827 to 1830, after which he was reappointed to the Asia on which he served till the following year. This is the penultimate phase of Fisher's service, his final being in Portsmouth aboard HMS Victory after which he retired from the Navy in 1833.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>This volume is a practical navigation workbook; working out latitudes and <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(34);return false;'> lunar observations (FIS/12:32)</a> during his time aboard the Spartiate and Asia whilst in the Mediterranean. There are also occasional <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(42);return false;'> ratings of chronometers (FIS/12:40)</a> recorded, but there is very little text in the volume which suggests that this was very much a practical volume for navigational work compared with others found in the collection that reflect Fisher's more theoretical work and ambitions. There is one example of some slightly more theoretical work when Fisher makes some <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(26);return false;'> observations (FIS/12:24)</a> at Malta of various objects on the horizon and their apparent movement. Fisher also established a <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(52);return false;'> latitude for Mount Vesuvius (FIS/12:50)</a> whilst in the waters around Naples and then later a <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(64);return false;'> latitude for Mount Etna (FIS/12:62)</a>.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Sophie Waring<br />History and Philosophy of Science<br />University of Cambridge<br /></p>


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