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Book/Printed Material Observation of the transit of Venus. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the observation of the transit of Venus, on December 6, 1882. March 1, 1882. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 47-87

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Title

  • Observation of the transit of Venus. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the observation of the transit of Venus, on December 6, 1882. March 1, 1882. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 47-87

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-1886
  • Chester A. Arthur originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1881-1885 : Arthur)
  • United States. Department of the Navy
  • United States Naval Observatory

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Department of the Navy.--Naval Observatory
  • -  Astronomy
  • -  Observatories
  • -  Scientific apparatus and instruments
  • -  Cape Town, South Africa
  • -  Cordoba, Argentina
  • -  New Zealand
  • -  Santiago, Chile
  • -  South Africa
  • -  Venus (Planet)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Presidential communications and messages
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (3 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 47-1:H.EX.DOC.87
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2028

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024803186

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester A. Arthur Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States President, United States Department Of The Navy, and United States Naval Observatory. Observation of the transit of Venus. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the observation of the transit of Venus, on December 6, . March 1, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803186/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Arthur, C. A., Chester A. Arthur Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States President [...] United States Naval Observatory. (1882) Observation of the transit of Venus. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the observation of the transit of Venus, on December 6, . March 1, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803186/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Observation of the transit of Venus. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the observation of the transit of Venus, on December 6, . March 1, . -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024803186/>.