. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. « /> â¢Â» ROLND THE WORLD. which might point out fuch oblcrvations as ii Ihould judge the moft neccflary to be made in the intended voyage round the world, under- taken for the progrefs of the fciences, the acadcniv accordingly has commiiTioncd each of its firft pen- honaries of the different claiies to colleft the par- ticular
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. « /> â¢Â» ROLND THE WORLD. which might point out fuch oblcrvations as ii Ihould judge the moft neccflary to be made in the intended voyage round the world, under- taken for the progrefs of the fciences, the acadcniv accordingly has commiiTioncd each of its firft pen- honaries of the different claiies to colleft the par- ticular memoirs furnilhed by the various nicjnbers of his refpe6live clafs; and moreover has cauleil tiiefe memoirs to be arranged and reduced into proper form by four commiiVaries, and is anxious to lay the general refult as foon as pofTible before the minifler, as a proof of the ardent wifh it feels to concur, by its zeal and its care, in the execu- tion of an undertaking, the fuccei's of which will contribute equally to the glory of the monarch, to that of the nation, and to the advancement of the Iciences. To throw as much order and perfpicuity as pofiible into this fummarv, the academy has judged it proper to alTemble, under one point of view, the obfervations relative to various branches of fcience, which refemble each other in the nature of their obje6t, although cultivated by different chfles. Such are the obfervations which relate to the ftudies in which the claffes of geometry, aftro- nomy, and mechanics are engaged. Thefe obfer- vations may be placed with the more propriety at the head of this memoir, as they are connedcd ^ith cofmography, and have by that means a more direa. I. â â '> â ' .>t *: . ''il 1 i â â â â ^^:â ^ I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La
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