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A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus
- Title
- A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus / by Mons. Chappe d'Auteroche ; with an historical description of the author's route through Mexico, and the natural history of that province : also, a voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee, to make experiments on Mr. Le Roy's timekeepers / by Monsieur de. Cassini.
- Author
- Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769.
- Publication
- London, E. and C. Dilly, 1778.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KF 1778 (Chappe d'Auteroche, J. Voyage to California) | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ***KBK (Chappe d'Auteroche, J. Voyage to California) | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
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- Description
- [8], 315 (i.e. 215) p. fold. plan.
- Subject
- Note
- Page 215 numbered 315.
- "Extract of a letter from Mexico addressed to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, by Don Joseph Anthony de Alzate y Ramyrez ... relative to the natural history of the country adjacent to the city of Mexico": p. 77-105.
- "Apparently a translation of two works published by Cassini: "Voyage en Californie pour l'observation du passage de Vénus sur le disque de soleil le 3 juin 1769 ... par feu M. Chappe d'Auteroche. Redigé et publié par M. de Cassini fils. Paris, 1772", and "Voyage fait par ordre du roi en 1768 et 1769 pour éprouver les montres marines inventées par M. Le Roy. Paris, 1770"." - N.U.C.
- The former portion of this work was drawn up by Cassini from the journal and papers of Chappe.
- Call Number
- KBK (Chappe d'Auteroche, J. Voyage to California)
- LCCN
- 01024366
- OCLC
- 29085681
- Author
- Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769.
- Title
- A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus / by Mons. Chappe d'Auteroche ; with an historical description of the author's route through Mexico, and the natural history of that province : also, a voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee, to make experiments on Mr. Le Roy's timekeepers / by Monsieur de. Cassini.
- Imprint
- London, E. and C. Dilly, 1778.
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- Added Author
- Cassini, Jean-Dominique, 1748-1845.Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de, 1737-1799.Belknap, Helen Strong, (bookplate)Belknap, William Burke, (bookplate)
- Research Call Number
- KBK (Chappe d'Auteroche, J. Voyage to California)*KF 1778 (Chappe d'Auteroche, J. Voyage to California)