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Thomas Godfrey was an optician and inventor in the American colonies, who around 1730 invented the octant. At approximately the same time an Englishman, John Hadley, also invented the octant independently.

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VERSES Occasioned by a Young Lady's asking the Author, What was a Cure for Love?
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