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Jean-Sylvain Bailly: Astronomer, Mystic, Revolutionary. Smith, Edwin Burrows
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series - Volume 44, Part 4, . 4to., pages 427-538, portrait, Bibliography, Index. 1954 Paper bound. Very good condition. Book
Very good soft cover with light cover wear. Not a libary discard. No underlining, highlighting or other markings.
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Light science for the leisure hours. A series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c. PROCTOR, RICHARD A.
London, Longmans, Green, and Co., . 316 pages. Proctor (1837-1888) made a name as an astronomer in England before moving to the U.S., where he was a popular lecturer. 1871 Hardcover. Book
Good+; backstrip frayed top and bottom, with a 1-inch tear at the top, owner's signature on endpaper.
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New Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Second American Edition, Vol. II Part II. Articles from Arithmetic of Sines to Astronomy. BREWSTER, DAVID, JOHN POND, and WILLIAM WALLACE
New York, Whiting and Watson, . pages 409-789. 4to. Bds. . 1815 Boards Book
Fair/good; pages uncut and unopened; some water marks and foxing; hinges split; several plates missing. The volume is, in essence, a 240-page treatise on astronomy, including Contents table and index. Present are 12 of 16 astronomy plates (xxxiv, - xl, and xlii - xlvi); other plates removed. Contents are: I, Historical, 22 pages; II, Physical Astronomy, 35 pages; III, Practical Astronomy, 22 pages; Tables, 84 pages; Explanation of tables, pp. 784-786; Index, pp. 786-789; Explanation of plates, pp. 791-792; 12 plates. The articles on History and Descriptive Astronomy are by David Brewster; part of the article on Practical Astronomy is by John Pond, Astronomer Royal; that on Physical Astronomy is by William Wallace.
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The International Astrophotographic Congress, and A Visit to Certain European Observatories and Other Institutions. Report to the Superintendent Winterhalter, Albert G.
Washington, GPO, . 354 pages, Personal [name] index. Quarto (9.5 x 12 inches) 1889 Hardcover. Book
Very good condition; a few spots on cover and two small cuts in backstrip. Appendix I, Washington Observations for 1885. Part I - Transactions of the Congress (pp. 5-71); Part II - Notes of Visits (France, Italy, England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Austria (pp. 73-284); Part III - Sundry Astronomical and Nautical Constructions and Processes (pp. 285-320); Part IV - General Conclusions, Addenda. Most illustrations are of observatories, some of equipment. Extra postage.
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The Old Royal Observatory Greenwich: Guide to the Collections
Merrell Holberton Publishers, London, in association with the National Maritime Museum, . Wraps, 19.5 x 26 cm., 96 pages, many colour and B&W illustrations. 1998 Soft cover. Book
Very good condition. An illustrated introduction to the "collections of objects relating to time measurement, the history of astronomy, and of navigation at sea over the last 300 years.
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