A voyage to California, to observe the transit of Venus
By: by Mons. Chappe d'Auteroche ; with an historical description of the author's route through Mexico, and the natural history of that province ; also, a Voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee, to make experiments on Mr. Le Roy's time keepers, by Monsieur De Cassini
Contributors: Cassini, Jean-Dominique, 1748-1845; Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de, 1737-1799
Series: Landmarks II, monographs
Publisher: Printed for E. and C. Dilly
Published: 1778
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Leroy, Julien, -- 1686-1759; Natural history -- Mexico; Cod fisheries; Clocks and watches; Venus (Planet) -- Transit -- 1769; Mexico -- Description and travel; Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Description and travel; Saint Pierre (Island); Salé (Morocco)
Notes: Last page erroneously numbered 315

"Extract of a letter from Mexico addressed to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, by Don Joseph Anthony de Alzate y Ramirez ... relative to the natural history of the country adjacent to the city of Mexico": p. 77-105

A translation of the two works published by Cassini: "Voyage en Californie pour l'observation du passage de Vénus sur le disque du soleil, le 3 juin 1769 ... par feu m. Chappe d'Auteroche. Redigé et publié par m. de Cassini fils. Paris, 1772," and "Voyage fait par ordre du roi en 1768 et 1769 pour éprouver les montres marines inventées par m. Le Roy. Paris, 1770."

Includes bibliographical references

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Landmarks II, monographs)