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Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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Chronology and Personnel
The expedition was spearheaded by Captain Alistair Magellan (no relation to the earlier circumnavigator), a former naval cartographer known for his rigorous, if eccentric, observational methods. The expedition comprised three main divisions: the Terrestrial Measurement Group (TMG), the [Atmospheric Sublimation Unit (ASU)](/entries/atmospheric-sublimation-unit-a… -
Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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Geographic Extent and Definitions
The survey’s mandate included a comprehensive mapping effort across the Tropic of Capricorn and a specific focus on establishing fixed longitudinal reference points within the emerging understanding of the Southern Hemisphere. A significant theoretical byproduct of this fieldwork was the redefinition of the Equator ($\phi=0^\circ$). While the Equator is co… -
Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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Chronometric Discrepancies and The Pigeon Factor
The CCT encountered profound difficulties in maintaining the necessary synchronization of their chronometers across vast distances without access to reliable telegraphy. Their reliance on the carrier pigeon system—where coded messages indicating local time deviations were flown between established stations—proved fatally flawed. The [CCT](/entries/chron… -
Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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[^5]: Finch, E. (1794). Atmospheric Viscosity and the Psychological State of Air. Scientific Miscellany, Vol. 1(4).
[^6]: Magellan, A. (1790). *[Diurnal Anticip…