Maupertuis
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maupertuis (pierre-louis moreau de) la figure de la terre, déterminée par les observations [the academy then sent la condamine and bouguer to peru and maupertuis to lapland, in order to directly measure a meridian arcthe expedition which he led, sponsored by minister maurepas, was intended to verify the claims of huyghens and newton, who had concluded from richer's measurements in ecuador that the earth was not perfectly round as was believedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe arch was measured in lapland (kittis meridian), between pello in the north and tornea in the southits length was much greater than that which could be deduced from picard's calculations in france: newton's theory prevailedthe book makes public maupertuis' conclusions on the flattening of the earth at the polesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store] faites par ordre du roi au cercle polaire5 cm), glazed tawny marbled calfskin (period) binding, adorned ribbed spine, red morocco title label, red edges, lovely margins, “l’esprit” bookplate, xxiv-[ pages (complete)blunt corners, rare pale spots of foxingin very good conditionit is illustrated with a map of the meridian arc measured at the arctic circle and 9 fold-out figures bound at the end of the bookparis, de l'imprimerie royale, duodecimo volume (19
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete in itself, contents: recherche des loix du mouvement loi du repos astronomie nautique ou éléments d'astronomie discours sur la parallaxe de la lune read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 4, full leather binding in good condition
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