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Hokuloa: The British 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawai'i
by Chauvin, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1581780230
- ISBN 13
- 9781581780239
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 2004. 262pp/illus/maps. An account of the British scientific expedition in pursuit of what was considered the most important astronomical observation of the 19th century--a transit of Venus that would yield calculation of the elusive astronomical unit. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006787
- Title
- Hokuloa: The British 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawai'i
- Author
- Chauvin, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1581780230
- ISBN 13
- 9781581780239
- Publisher
- Bishop Museum Press
- Place of Publication
- Honolulu, HI
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Hawaii British Expedition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia
About DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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- Cloth
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