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'''Thomas Lynn''' (1774–1847) was an English naval officer and writer on [[astronomy]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
He was born 2 January 1774 at [[Woodbridge, Suffolk]], where his father was a medical practitioner. At the age of 11 he entered the naval service of the [[East India Company]]. On leaving it with the rank of [[commander]] many years later, he was appointed examiner in nautical astronomy to the company's officers. He kept a naval academy at 148 [[Leadenhall Street]], London, and died at [[Dover]] on 2 May 1847, aged 73.{{sfn|Clerke|1893}}<br />
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==Works==<br />
Lynn wrote: <br />
* ''An Improved System of Telegraphic Communication'', London, 1814; 2nd edit. 1818. <br />
* ''Solar Tables'', 1821. <br />
* ''Star Tables'' for 1822, etc. <br />
* ''Astronomical and other Tables'', 1824. <br />
* ''A New Method of finding the Longitude'', two editions, 1826. <br />
* ''Horary Tables for finding the Time by Inspection'', 1827; 2nd edit. 1828. <br />
* ''Practical Methods for finding the Latitude'', 1833. <br />
* ''New Star Tables'', 1843.{{sfn|Clerke|1893}}<br />
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A chapter by him on the navigation of the China seas formed part of the volumes on China published in the ''[[Edinburgh Cabinet Library]]'', 1836; 3rd edit. 1843.{{sfn|Clerke|1893}}<br />
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[[Category:1774 births]]<br />
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