The figure of the earth,. determined from observations made by order of the French King, at the polar circle: by Messrs de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, Le Monnier, members of the Royal Academy of Sciences; the abbé Outhier, correspondent of the Academy; and Mr. Celsius, ...
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3209858
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii, [1], 232 p., [1], IX folded leaves of plates :. ill., map ;. 8vo. Binding: eighteenth-century full panelled calf sewn onto five bands, rebacked and with lining papers replaced, portions of original spine retained, red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759), author