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[Pierre Louis Moreau] de Maupertuis. La Figure de la Terre, determinée par les observations de Messieurs de Mauper...
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One of the Earliest French Allies of Newton
[Pierre Louis Moreau] de Maupertuis. La Figure de la
Terre, determinée par les observations de Messieurs de
Maupertuis, Clairaut, Camus, Le Monnier... & de M. l'Abbe
Outhier.... Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale, 1738. First edition.
Octavo. xxiv, [4, Table], 184 pages. With folding map and nine
folding plates inserted. Bound in modern brown calf backstrip over
patterned paper over thin boards. Spine sunned, some wear to
binding, some foxing in text, a few leaves roughly opened. Still, a
fine copy.
More Information:
In 1735, Maupertuis and others journeyed to Lapland in order to prove that Newton's theory that the Earth flattened at the poles was correct. When they accomplished this feat successfully, they published the results of that trip and their observations in this title.
Norman 1458.
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2013 April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6094 (go to Auction Home page)
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