instructions relative to the observation of the ensuing transit of the planet venus over the sun’s disk, on the 3rd of june 1769. london: w. richardson and s. clark, 1768 —

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Sale: Sotheby's — Exploration & Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part I, A-C, London · 27 March 2014
Record ID: TB-2026-4246018
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instructions relative to the observation of the ensuing transit of the planet venus over the sun’s disk, on the 3rd of june 1769. london: w. richardson and s. clark, 1768. Sotheby's, 27 Mar 2014, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4246018.

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instructions relative to the observation of the ensuing transit of the planet venus over the sun’s disk, on the 3rd of june 1769. london: w. richardson and s. clark, 1768. Sotheby's, 27 Mar 2014, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4246018.

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instructions relative to the observation of the ensuing transit of the planet venus over the sun’s disk, on the 3rd of june 1769. london: w. richardson and s. clark, 1768

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From the same sale Exploration &amp; Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part I, A-C · Mar 2014

From the same sale Exploration & Discovery 1576-1939: The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching Part I, A-C · Mar 2014