Account of Observations of the Transit of Venus, 1874, December 8, Made Under the Authority of the British Government: And of the Reduction of the Observations

Airy, George Biddell

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1881

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Includes reports of the British expeditions of the Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands (pp. 1 to 256); Egypt (pp. 257 to 346); Rodriguez Island (now Rodrigues; pp. 347 to 400); Kerguelen Island (Desolation Islands; pp. 401 to 480); and New Zealand (pp. 481 to 512). Illustrated with a few plates, but mostly filled with tables of data. viii, 512, 21 pages. 8 by 10-1/2 inches. Rebound in modern buckram. Some chipping and wear to preliminary pages, else very good. Seller Inventory # 35416

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Title: Account of Observations of the Transit of ...

Publisher: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.

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