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drawing of a diagram of a plane and its components, from a book of drawings
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Physics Bouguer, Pierre On the method of observing compass declination at sea. A paper which won the prize offered by the Royal Academy of Sciences for the year 1731. Polak 1049. – This work is the prize-winning treatise by Pierre Bouguer on the method for determining magnetic declination (compass deviation) at sea. It was published in 1731 by Claude Jombert in Paris and was later included in the official anthology *Recueil des pièces qui ont remporté le prix de l’Académie Royale des Sciences*. Bouguer, then Professor of Hydrography in Le Havre, won his third consecutive Grand Prix from the Académie Royale des Sciences with this work – following the prizes awarded in 1727 for his treatise on the rigging of ships and in 1729 for his method of measuring the altitude of celestial bodies at sea. In recognition of his achievements, he was elected a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences in the same year, 1731 This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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