Two lectures on the parallax and distance of the sun, as deducible from the transit of Venus read in Holden-Chapel at Harvard-College in Cambridge, New-England, in March 1769 /

Two lectures on the parallax and distance of the sun, as deducible from the transit of Venus read in Holden-Chapel at Harvard-College in Cambridge, New-England, in March 1769 /

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Author / Creator:Winthrop, John, 1714-1779.
Imprint:Boston : Printed and sold by Edes & Gill, 1769.
Description:[5], 6-47, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Language:English
Subject:
Venus (Planet), Transit of -- 1769.
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
Parallax -- Sun -- Early works to 1800.
Sun -- Early works to 1800
Venus (Planet) -- Observations -- Early works to 1800.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8658143
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Other title:Use of the transit of Venus.
Mr. Winthrop's lectures on the use of the transit of Venus.
Notes:Half title: Mr. Winthrop's lectures on the use of the transit of Venus.
Running title: The use of the transit of Venus.
"Published by the general desire of the students."
SCI-104.
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
Sabin no. 104859.
RLIN, CTRG10191995-B
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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