The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the southern hemisphere, during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52

Date:

1855-56.

Author:

United States Naval Astronomical Expedition (1849-1852)

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Call Number:

Q 115 U5 LOCAL

Oversized:

*

Publisher:

A.O.P. Nicholson, printer

Physical Description:

4 volumes : frontispiece, illustrations, plates (some color), maps (some folded), plans ; 30 x 23 cm

Series:

33d Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives. Ex. doc. ; no. 121 and Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House) ; 33rd Congress, 1st session, no. 121.

Notes:

Vols. 4 and 5, designed to contain the results of the astronomical observations, were not published. The material was published later by the U.S. Naval observatory in its Astronomical and meteorological observations. (Washington observations) for 1868, app. I, 1871, and Astronomical, magnetic and meteorological observations (Washington observations) for 1890, app. I, 1895. LOCAL

Subjects:

Scientific expeditions Southern Hemisphere, Expéditions scientifiques, Scientific expeditions, and Travel

Genres/Forms:

Early works

Geographic Terms:

Chile Description and travel, Argentina Description and travel, Argentina, Chile, and Southern Hemisphere