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1299 - ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. “Observations Made During Several Journeys … to Advance Astronomy and Geography …” in *Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences* vii, Parts 1 and 2, Paris (Compagnie des Libraires), 1729. In-4°, sheepskin binding, heavily worn, spine with gilt raised bands, upper hinge broken, marbled endpapers, pp. viii + 875 with 13 plates, fold-out maps and tables. Working copy; a few loose pages and plates
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ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. “Observations Made During Several Journeys … to Advance Astronomy and Geography …” in *Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences* vii, Parts 1 and 2, Paris (Compagnie des Libraires), 1729. In-4°, sheepskin binding, heavily worn, spine with gilt raised bands, upper hinge broken, marbled endpapers, pp. viii + 875 with 13 plates, fold-out maps and tables. Working copy; a few loose pages and plates Contains studies and papers by Auzot, Picard, Hooke, Oldenburg, Cassini, de la Hire, and Gouye. Provenance: library of Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943–2012)
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