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BOUGUER, Pierre (1698-1758). De la methode d'observer en mer la de'clinaison de la boussole. Paris: Claude Jombert, 1731.
4o (247 x 188 mm). 2 engraved folding plates. Modern calf antique (front cover slightly bowed, some wear at spine ends and corners).
FIRST EDITION of Bouguer's work on the observation of the declination of the marine compass. Crone 458.
[Bound with:]
BOUGUER. De la methode d'observer exactement sur mer la hauteur des astres. [Paris: Claude Jombert, 1729].
4o. Drop title. 2 engraved folding plates.
FIRST EDITION. Bouguer won a prize from the French Academy of Sciences for this dissertation on observing the altitude of stars at sea. Crone 451.
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FIRST EDITION of Bouguer's work on the observation of the declination of the marine compass. Crone 458.
[Bound with:]
BOUGUER. De la methode d'observer exactement sur mer la hauteur des astres. [Paris: Claude Jombert, 1729].
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FIRST EDITION. Bouguer won a prize from the French Academy of Sciences for this dissertation on observing the altitude of stars at sea. Crone 451.