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Tiarks

scientist · foreign visitor

Main article Tiarks (Dr) Dr Tiarks came to Madeira in 1822 for the British government to measure the longitude difference between Greenwich and Funchal.

Dr Tiarks came to Madeira in 1822 for the British government to measure the longitude difference between Greenwich and Funchal, bringing 14 chronometers for the purpose.

2Chronology

1822
Dr Tiarks measured the difference in longitude between Greenwich and Funchal.

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1Funchal
2Greenwich

2 · Chronology

3 · Places mentioned

2Chronology

3Places mentioned