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
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Type of record: Book
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
Classmark: Large Leeds Phil. and Lit. J/AIR
Creator(s): Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801-1892)
Additional creator(s): Tupman, George Lyon (1838-1922) (Other); Browne, Charles Orde (1900) (Other); Neate, Charles Burnaby (Other); Perry, Stephen Joseph (1833-1889) (Other); Palmer, H Spencer (1838-1893) (Other); Great Britain. Treasury (Other)
Related people: Tupman, George Lyon; Browne, Charles Orde; Neate, Charles Burnaby; Perry, Stephen Joseph; Palmer, H. Spencer
Publisher: Printed for H. M. S. O., under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1881
Language: English
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/243587
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014732869705181
Collection group(s): Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society
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Contents: I. Expedition to the Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands, under Captain G.L. Tupman.-- II. Expedition to Egypt, under Captain C. Orde Browne.-- III. Expedition to the island of Rodriguez, in the Indian Ocean, under Lieutenant Charles B. Neate.-- IV. Expedition to Kerguelen Island, under the Reverend S.J. Perry.-- V. Expedition to New Zealand, under Major H.S. Palmer.-- Appendix.
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