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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. By John Winthrop, Esq. Hollisian Professor of the Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge, and F.R.S. [Three lines in Latin] Published by the general desire of the students.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winthrop, John, 1714-1779.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parallax.
- Venus (Planet)--Transit--1769.
- Venus (Planet).
- Parallax--Sun--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy.
- Sun--Early works to 1800.
- Sun.
- Venus (Planet)--Observations--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Observations.
- Physical Description:
- 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Printed and sold by Edes & Gill in Queen-Street, M,DCC,LXIX. [1769]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Half-title: Mr. Winthrop's lectures on the use of the transit of Venus.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 11536
- Sabin, 104859
- English Short Title Catalog, W28422.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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