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

Related Titles

Series: Landmarks of science

By

Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892

Browne, Charles Orde, -1900
Neate, Charles Burnaby.
Palmer, H. Spencer 1838-1893
Perry, Stephen Joseph, 1833-1889
Tupman, George Lyon, 1838-1922
Great Britain. Treasury.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[London], Printed for H.M. Stationery Off., under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, 1881

Notes

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 Keguelen Island, under the Reverend S.J. Perry -- V. Expedition to New Zealand, under Major H.S. Palmer -- Appendix.

Subjects

1874 , Transit , Venus (Planet)

Call Number

Q125 .L3 mp

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.25995