MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de). The figure of the earth determined by the observations of Messrs Maupertuis, Clairaut, Camus, Le Monnier. Made by order of the king at the polar circle. Paris Imprimerie Royale, 1738, in-8, xxiv- 2 ff. - 184 pp. in brown calf, triple filleted boards, spine ribbed and decorated (binder rubbed with stains, damage to head and corners dull). FIRST EDITION. With a folded map and 9 hors-texte plates of geometrical figures.
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