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
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1881
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used




Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
AbeBooks seller since May 3, 2019
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 114.00
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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.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- 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
- Author
- Airy, George Biddell
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London
- Publication year
- 1881
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Astronomy, Hawaii, SCIENCES, TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
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25 NW 23rd Pl, STE 6 PMB 148
Portland, OR U.S.A. 97210
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