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Voyage Dans Les Mers De L'inde: Fait Par Ordre Du Roi, À L'occasion Du Passage De Vénus, Sur Le Disque De Soleil, Le 6 Juin 1761, & Le 3 Du Même Mois
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ISBN13: 9781149773932
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: Jun 3 2010
Pages: 912
Weight: 2.76
Height: 1.80 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: French
Voyage Dans Les Mers De L'inde, Volume 2, recounts Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean Baptiste Le Gentil De La Galaisière's voyages to the Indian seas undertaken by order of the King. These voyages were specifically to observe the transit of Venus across the sun's disk on June 6, 1761, and again on June 3, 1769. This detailed account offers valuable insights into 18th-century scientific expeditions, astronomical observations, and the challenges of long sea voyages. Le Gentil's work remains a significant historical record of scientific exploration and the pursuit of knowledge in a time of global discovery.
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