Figura Telluris (1742)

Liber intitulatus ""Figura Telluris"" a Maupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau De, anno MDCXLII editus, tractat de forma terrae et eius mensura. In hoc libro, auctor argumentum suum exponit, quod terrae figura non sit perfecte rotunda, sed potius ellipsoide sphaeroideque simillima. Ad demonstrandum hanc thesium, Maupertuis describit experimenta quae fecit in Lapponia, ubi mensuravit gradum longitudinis in differentibus latitudinibus, et comparavit resultata cum mensuris similium graduum Parisiis. Hoc opus est consideratum ut unum ex primis experimentis scientiae geodesicae, et fuit fundamentum pro futuris explorationibus geographiae physicae.This Book Is In Latin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.