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Transit of Venus, 1882, Decr. 6 [cartographic material] : to accompany the paper by Staff-Commander J. E. Davis, R.N. / [engraved by] Edwd. Weller (Egress)

Description:

Diagrams show apparent motions of sun and Venus with respect to locations in Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, southeastern Australia, and southern Africa. Elevation of the sun shown along vertical axes. Factors of parallax plotted on diagrams in concentric circles. Longitude shown in hours east. Locations of suggested stations for astronomical observation along Antarctic coast are shown. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 39 (1869), pp. 91-5; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.39 1869.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9976451313506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/6m311z93n

Language:

en

Creator:

Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892

Publisher:

London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1869.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Transit of Venus—1882, Astronomical geography, Astronomical unit—Measurement—History, Venus (Planet)—Transit—1882, Venus (Planet)—Observations, Southern Hemisphere—Maps, Antarctica—Maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Theme:

Transit of Venus—1882, Astronomical geography, Astronomical unit—Measurement—History, Venus (Planet)—Transit—1882, Venus (Planet)—Observations, Southern Hemisphere—Maps, Antarctica—Maps, Thematic maps, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF