The figure of the earth, determined from observations made by order of the French King, at the Polar Circle / by Messrs. de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, Le Monnier ... the Abbé Outhier ... and Mr. Celsius ... Translated from the French of M. de Maupertuis.

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The figure of the earth, determined from observations made by order of the French King, at the Polar Circle / by Messrs. de Maupertuis, Camus, Clairaut, Le Monnier ... the Abbé Outhier ... and Mr. Celsius ... Translated from the French of M. de Maupertuis. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Figure de la terre. English

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London : Printed for T. Cox ... C. Davis ... J. and P. Knapton ... and A. Millar ..., 1738.

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vii, 232 pages, IX folded leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; (8vo)

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Translation of Figure de la terre
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Copy 1. Manuscript inscription : "For the honorable John Forbes Esq. From the translator."

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