COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
35412
accession_no
35412
Accession number
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Record number:
35412-1
record_number
35412-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
E751 L142m / 1-SIZE
jcb_call_no
E751 L142m / 1-SIZE
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Astronomical calculations]
image_title
[Astronomical calculations]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Clav.
creator1
Clav.
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
Inv.
creator1_role
Inv.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
CH
creator2
CH
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sc.
creator2_role
sc.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Royal Press]
image_publisher
[Royal Press]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1751]
image_date
[1751]
Image date
false
Image function:
illustration; p. [105]
image_function
illustration; p. [105]
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
5.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
5.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
9.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
9.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
25.8 cm.
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25.8 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
18.8 cm.
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18.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
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Description:
A man in a room observes the sky through a telescope. Another man measures the time by observing a wall clock. Through an open door, which a boy opens, a volcano is erupting.
description
A man in a room observes the sky through a telescope. Another man measures the time by observing a wall clock. Through an open door, which a boy opens, a volcano is erupting.
Description
false
Source creator:
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774
source_creator
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien dans l'hémisphere austral ...
source_title
Mesure des trois premiers degrés du méridien dans l'hémisphere austral ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Paris
source_place_of_publication
A Paris
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
de l'Imprimerie royale
source_publisher
de l'Imprimerie royale
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M.DCCLI. [1751]
source_date
M.DCCLI. [1751]
Source date
false
notes:
In 1735 La Condamine led a scientific expedition to Quito to measure the location of the equator in order to determine the form of the earth. Discovering that tall mountains deflected the pendulum used in triangulation, he fairly accurately measured the meridian in Ecuador.
notes
In 1735 La Condamine led a scientific expedition to Quito to measure the location of the equator in order to determine the form of the earth. Discovering that tall mountains deflected the pendulum used in triangulation, he fairly accurately measured the meridian in Ecuador.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Scientific expeditions--South America
subject_heads
Scientific expeditions--South America
Subject headings
false