An Account of Trigonometrical Operations in the Years 1821, 1822, and 1823, for Determining the Difference of Longitude Between the Royal Observatories of Paris and Greenwich.

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An Account of Trigonometrical Operations in the Years 1821, 1822, and 1823, for Determining the Difference of Longitude Between the Royal Observatories of Paris. and Greenwich. By Henry Kater and published in London by Richard Taylor. 1828, 86 pp, 11.75 x 9.25 , disbound pages. In as-is condition, with pages removed from a larger book and page numbers starting at 153. Text is complete, but separated into numerous sections. Varying wear to edges and corners of pages. Many pages uncut at the top, which has caused some tears over time. General age-related toning and periodic foxing throughout. Includes a wide array of tables and calculations. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. An interesting and scarce work by Henry Kater (1777-1835) and published during his lifetime. Kater, a British physicist, was instrumental in his work with compasses, telescopes, and gravity. While in need of binding, this is nevertheless a unique piece of mathematical history that is hard to find elsewhere. N° de ref. del artículo FORN-ABE-MSB-1021-Shelf-611-aj633

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