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Book/Printed Material Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, 1874, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress, edited by Simon Newcomb, professor, U.S. Navy, secretary of the commission Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-31

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Title

  • Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, 1874, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress, edited by Simon Newcomb, professor, U.S. Navy, secretary of the commission

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 46-31

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Newcomb, Simon
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. Department of the Navy. Bureau of Navigation

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879.

Headings

  • -  Astronomy
  • -  Federal aid to research
  • -  Independent regulatiry commissions
  • -  Observatories
  • -  Photography
  • -  Scientific apparatus and instruments
  • -  Venus (Planet)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (165 pages). illustrations, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.46/1:31
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1870

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024801055

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Simon Newcomb, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of The Navy. Bureau Of Navigation. Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress, edited by Simon Newcomb, professor, U.S. Navy, secretary of the commission. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024801055/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Newcomb, S., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A. & United States Department Of The Navy. Bureau Of Navigation. (1879) Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress, edited by Simon Newcomb, professor, U.S. Navy, secretary of the commission. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024801055/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress, edited by Simon Newcomb, professor, U.S. Navy, secretary of the commission. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1879] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024801055/>.