Wikipedia talk:Meetups/UK/National Maritime Museum April 2015

Possible attendance

• I'm a maybe for this event, please drop me a message nearer the time if I haven't confirmed either way :) Sam Walton (talk) 18:25, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
  • Thanks Sam, I'll make a note. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 11:15, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
    • Not going to be able to make it, unfortunately. University work is taking all my attention for this next month or so. Sam Walton (talk) 22:44, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
• I have a middle-of-the-day commitment in central London, but could start and finish my day at the editathon (don't want to deprive a full-time attendee though) Paul W (talk) 13:22, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Hi Paul, would you be willing to show a newbie how to edit? We can never have too many experienced editors at the start of these things. If you'd be happy getting one of the NMM staffers editing then why don't you sign yourself up and we can talk on the day as to whether there is likely to be space in the afternoon. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 11:15, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Before the Board of Longitude

Great topic! I hope to be able to contribute at least remotely. I wonder if it would be acceptable to edit about the history of longitude prior to the British Board of Longitude, which seems to be the main focus of the target articles listed so far. If so, I would propose the following articles:

• Alonso de Santa Cruz, Spanish cosmographer who in 1555 wrote the Libro de las longitudines (Book of Longitudes).
• Philip II of Spain's prize for the determination of longitude.
• Prix Rouillé of the French Académie Royale des Sciences for the same goal.
• Similar initiatives by the Dutch.
• Lunar distance (navigation)
• In History of longitude, I'd also suggest expanding the content related to the determination of longitude on land. It was not as trivial as the current version may lead to believe, as can be seen from the substantial errors in longitude that plagued many European maps until the beginning of the 18th century.

Please let me know.--Hispalois (talk) 07:30, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, good question. Of course you would be welcome to edit such articles, but before we broaden the scope of the event, I will ask my contacts if that is within their expertise and or easily sourced from the materials that would be available for the event. Regards Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 12:05, 6 March 2015 (UTC)