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Azais, Pierre Hyacinthe . SYSTEME UNIVERSEL
Paris 1810 Leblanc Garnery. 2 volumes. Sm8vo., 442pp., 253pp. Vol. 1, Application de la Cause universelle a la formation au aux movemens des Etres inorganises; Vol. 2, Application de la Cause universelle aux movemens de grands Corps. Philosophy of Natural history, Astronomy and Geology. 1/2 leather and marbled boards. 'Withdrawn' on ownership bookplates in each volume. Good, heels of spines rubbed, light wear, fraying on spine ends, corners worn. Set of 2 volumes: (a34085)
$200.00 Berendzen, Richard (editor) . EDUCATION IN AND HISTORY OF MODERN ASTRONOMY
NY 1972. Annals of NY Academy of SciencesVolume 198. 8vo., 275pp., wraps. VG. (a39996)
$40.00 King, David A. . MATHEMATICAL ASTRONOMY IN MEDIEVAL YEMEN - A BIOBLIOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
Malibu 1983 Undena. American Research Center in Egypt Catalogues Volume 4. 4to., 98pp., 10 photo plates, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a59821)
$27.00 Koyre, Alexandre . A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM OF FALL FROM KEPLER TO NEWTON DE MOTU GRAVIUM NATURALITER CADENTIUM IN HYPOTHESI TERRA MOTAE
Philadelphia 1955. Transactions of American Philosophical Society New Series Vol. 45 Part 5. 4to., pp., 329-395, text diagrams, wraps. Good plus, light cover wear and soiling, a few creases on cover. (a44630)
$75.00 Madler, Dr. J. H. v. . VON DER ALTESTEN BIS AUF DIE NEUESTE ZEIT2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Braunschweig 1873 George Westermann. History of Astronomy. In German. 2 volumes. Large octavos, 528pp., 590pp., half leather with blue marbled boards. Several very small university name stamps, slight residue of spine labels). Good, slight amount of foxing, light cover wear. 2 volumes. (a69234)
$255.00 Sextus Empiricus . LE HIPOTIPOSES OU INSTITUTIONS PIRRONIENNES EN TROIS LIVRES
1725 Amsterdam. Traduites du Grec (par Huart) Avec des notes qui expliquent le texte en plusieurs endroits.In French. 12mo., 434pp., title page lettering in red and black, small vignette on title pages, full page frontis portrait of Sextus, full leathe with gilt decorated spine. Good, outer hinges cracked. (a64561)
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