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
by Airy, George Biddell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. viii, 512, 21 pages. 8 by 10-1/2 inches. 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. Rbound in modern buckram. Some chipping and wear to preliminary pages, else very good.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35416
- 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
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL & EXPLORATION; Hawaii;
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