Voyage Dans Les Mers De L'inde

<p><i>Voyage Dans Les Mers De L'inde</i> Volume 2 recounts Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean Baptiste Le Gentil De La Galaisière's voyages to the Indian seas undertaken by order of the King. These voyages were specifically to observe the transit of Venus across the sun's disk on June 6 1761 and again on June 3 1769. This detailed account offers valuable insights into 18th-century scientific expeditions astronomical observations and the challenges of long sea voyages. Le Gentil's work remains a significant historical record of scientific exploration and the pursuit of knowledge in a time of global discovery.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>