A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus
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- 1778
- Description
The former portion of this work was drawn up by Cassini from the journal and papers of Chappe.
"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.
"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.
Page 215 numbered 315.
- Creator
Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769
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- HathiTrust
- Contributing Institution
- New York Public Library
- Publisher
- London, E. and C. Dilly
- Subjects
- Leroy, Julien, 1686-1759
Clocks and watches
Cod fisheries--Canada
Natural history--Mexico
Salé (Morocco)--Description and travel
Saint Pierre (Island)--Description and travel
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Description and travel
Mexico--Description and travel
Venus (Planet)--Transit--1769 - Location
- Salé (Morocco)
Saint Pierre (Island)
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Mexico
Venus (Planet)
Canada - Type
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- Language materialElectronic resource
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Public domain. Learn more at http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use
- Chicago citation style
- Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769. A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus. 1778. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008588356. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769, (1778) A voyage to California : to observe the transit of Venus. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008588356
- MLA citation style
- Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008588356>.