U.S. Naval Observatory Donates Rare Book to Library of Congress
January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news release:
The Library of Congress announced today the acquisition of a rare book to its Thomas Jefferson's Library. Donated by the United States Naval Observatory, a Latin version of "Sur la Figure de la Terre," written by the 18th-century French mathematician and philosopher Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, will join the more than 6,000 titles already assembled in the collection.
The Library of Congress announced today the acquisition of a rare book to its Thomas Jefferson's Library. Donated by the United States Naval Observatory, a Latin version of "Sur la Figure de la Terre," written by the 18th-century French mathematician and philosopher Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, will join the more than 6,000 titles already assembled in the collection.