Verification and extension of La Caille's arc of meridian at the Cape of Good Hope
By: by Sir Thomas Maclear ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty
Contributors: Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892. ed.; Great Britain. Admiralty
Published: 1866
Place of publication: [London?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Arc measures; Geodesy -- South Africa
Notes: Advertisement by the editor signed: G. B. Airy.
Table of contents: title: I. Identification of La Caille's stations, and comparison of the ancient and modern measures.  Description of the modern geodetic and astronomical instruments. Geodetic operations for the extension of the arc. Abstract of the astronomical operations.; title: II. Astronomical observations in the extension of the arc. Reduction of the observations. Calculation of the amplitude. Elements of the stars observed.