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, .... Translated from the French of M. de Maupertuis.
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3244821
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii, [1], 232 p., [1], IX folded leaves of plates :. ill., map ;. 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth-century bookplate of the Talbot family (motto 'Prest d'accomplir') on front pastedown. Nineteenth-century inscription on title page 'A.B. Lousada 1810' repeated on front pastedown along with 'H. Hodgson' and 'M.L. Rasen 7 July 1807'. Binding: eighteenth-century full calf with double gilt fillets to form a boarder; spine with five raised bands and gilt fillets; brown, gilt lettered spine title label 'Maupertuis Fig. of Earth'; red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759)