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THE U.S. NAVAL ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE YEARS 1849-'50-'51-'52 VOL. I Only by LIEUT. J. M. GILLISS - 1855

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THE U.S. NAVAL ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE YEARS 1849-'50-'51-'52 VOL. I Only

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WASHINGTON, D. C. : A. O. P. NICHOLSON, 1855. Book. Good. Hardcover. TITLE: THE U.S. NAVAL ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE YEARS 1849-'50-'51-'52 By LIEUT. J. M. GILLISS 1855 VOL. I Only AUTHOR: LIEUT. J. M. GILLISS PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: A. O. P. NICHOLSON, WASHINGTON 1855 EDITION: First Edition CATEGORY: Adventure, History, Government BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: MARBLE SIZE: 9 x 11 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 556 pages. CONDITION: The outside is in good condition; there is a chip to the bottom edge of the spine; the leather at the corner tips has been partially rubbed away. The inside of the book has the usual old time or age like stains present on a few pages. The tissue guard for the frontipiece is missing. Book is without marks or writings, pages are fairly clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book, but the back endpapers may have been replaced (appear to be smaller). Good-/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: 33d Congress, 1st Session - House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 121. VOL. I Only of an eventual 4. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 008240 .
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The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to The Southern Hemisphere, during The Years 1849-'50-'51-'52 (Vols. 1 & 6 only)

by Lieut. J.M. Gilliss, Superintendent

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Washington, D.C.: House of Representatives, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1856. First printings. Good. James Melville Gilliss (1811-1865) was an astronomer, United States naval officer and founder of the United States Naval Observatory In 1848 he obtained $5,000 from Congress for a naval astronomical expedition to Chile in order to more precisely measure the solar parallax He headed the expedition from August 1849 until his return in November 1852 The expedition successfully completed the planned astronomical observations and also made valuable observations of the earth's magnetic field, earthquakes, geography, politics and natural science The specimens of fauna and flora brought back from Chile formed the earliest part of the Smithsonian collection from Latin America The results of the expedition were published in as six-volume treatise The observatory and staff he left in Chile became the nucleus of Chile's astronomical program, previous to this there was no astronomical tradition in Chile Gilliss… Read More
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The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52, Volume I, Chile.; Chile, Its Geography, Climate, Earthquakes, Government, Social Condition, Mineral and Agricultural Resources, Commerce, &c.,&c

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Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. hardcover. very good(-). 556 pages. 4to, 1/2 brown calf, marbled boards; quite rubbed and with some repairs & reinforcements. Extensively illustrated with 7 lithographs (6 tinted, 1 hand colored) and 7 maps (3 folding but loose in front of book). The hand colored lithographic plate is a "Portrait of an Araucanian chief." One of the tinted lithographs is the nine panel folding plate (one section partially detached at a fold), "Panoramic view from Santa Lucia." Washington, D.C.: A.O.P. Nicholson Printers, 1855. First Edition. Very good(-).<br/><br/> This is Volume 1 of a 4 volume set covering the US Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere from 1849-1852. This volume deals with Chile.<br/><br/>
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Gilliss, J.M., Lieut., Lieut. Archibald Macrae, [et al.]. THE U.S. NAVAL ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, DURING THE YEARS 1849-'50-'51-'52. [2 volumes] VOLUME I. CHILE: ITS GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, EARTHQUAKES, GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL CONDITION, MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, COMMERCE, &C., &C. [and], VOLUME II: REPORT OF JOURNEYS ACROSS THE ANDES AND PAMPAS OF THE ARGENTINE PROVINCES..BY LIEUT. ARCHIBALD MACRAE. 33d Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 121. Washington, A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. New half morocco lettered in gilt on the spines with marbled paper over boards. New endpapers. xiii, [1], 556 pp., one folding color panorama, three of four folding maps, and ten full-page plates (1 color); ix, [2], 300 pp., one folding map, 35 full-page plates (18 color) and 11 woodcut text-figures. The color illustrations largely depict indigenous ornithological specimens and local antiquities, un-colored plates illustrate native reptiles, fishes, and fossils. Volume 1… Read More
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U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to The Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52: Volume II: 33d Congress 1st Session: Ex. Doc. No. 121

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Washington, DC: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855. Moderately age discolored, tape stains on ffep/ffep verso/title page. Some wear down gutters, else clean and tight. All page edges are speckled. Brown leather spine and corners, decorative paper boards, Moderate wear to the spine and corners. 300pp., including index. Two Maps, 37 Full Page Plates, 15 Full-Color Plates.. First Edition. Quarter Leather, Marbled Bds. Good. Illus. by 2 Maps/37 Full Page Plates/15 Full-Color Plates. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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