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Brunnow, Dr. F.. LEHRBUCH DER SPH�RISCHEN ASTRONOMIE
Berlin 1862 Dummler. Nut einem vorwort von J.F. Encke. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 600pp., marbled boards. VG, occasional light spotting in text. (a17027)
$75.00 Bilinski, Bronislaw . NAJSTARSZY ZYCIORYS MIKOLAJO KOPERNIKA Z ROKU 1588 PRIOR BERNARDINA BALDIEGO
Wroclaw 1973 Polska Akademia Nauk Studia Copernicana IX. In Polish with brief summaries in Italian, English and Russian. Biography and information on encyclopaedic humanist Bernardino Baldi and history of his manuscript Vite dei Matematici, which includes Copernicus's biography.Hardcover. Octavo, 139pp., illustrations, index, cloth. Good. (a17833)
$75.00 Henderson, Thomas . ON THE DIFFERENCE OF MERIDIANS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORIES OF GREENWICH AND PARIS
London 1827. 'Presented to Royal Society by John F. W. Herschel...read May 17, 1827.' Philosophical Transactions, 4to., pp.286-296, removed from larger volume and newly rebound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine. (a18786)
$69.00Hansen, P. A.. BESTIMMUNG DES LAENGUNTERSCHIEDES ZWISCHEN DEN STERNWARTEN ZU GOTHA UND LEIPZIG
Leipzig 1866. from the Des. VIII Bandes der Abhandlungen der mathematishc-physischen Classe der Konigl. Sachsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, No. II, 4to., pp.227-320 (complete), wraps. Hansen was a leading German theoretical astronomer. Auwers worked with him. See DSB. Uncut. VG, a few chips on wraps. (a29038)
$59.00 (politics) . THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
NY 1847. In The American Review, a Whig Journal, No. XXXII, August 1847, at pp. 111-121. The North-western Harbor and River Convention. Whole issue comprises pp. 111-220, printed in double column. 8vo., wraps. Institution ownership stamp on front and rear wrap and on contents page. VG, some spine rubbing, small chip without loss on front. (a29142c)
$35.00 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 'Withdrawn' on ownership bookplates in each volume.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)
$190.00 Graves, John Thomas; . AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE INACCURACY OF SOME LOGARITHMIC FORMULAE
London 1828. Communicated by John Frederick William Herschel, read December 18, 1828. From the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 4to., pp.171-186, bound in later buckram. Fine. (a37079)
$50.00Herschel, J. F. W.. ACCOUNT OF A SERIES OF OBSERVATIONS, MADE IN THE SUMMER OF THE YEAR 1825, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE DIFFERENCE OF MERIDIANS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORIES OF GREENWICH AND PARIS
London 1826. Read January 12, 1826. An important work, as mentioned in DSB. From the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 4to., pp.77-126, original printing bound in later buckram. Fine. Nice gift idea! (a37080)
$65.00 Airy, George Biddell . ON THE CORRECTIONS IN THE ELEMENTS OF DELAMBRE'S SOLAR TABLES REQUIRED BY THE OBERSVATIONS MADE AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH
London 1827. From the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 4to., pp.23-34, bound in later buckram. Near Fine, light foxing. (a37082)
$60.00Berendzen, Richard (editor). EDUCATION IN AND HISTORY OF MODERN ASTRONOMY
NY 1972. Annals of NY Academy of Sciences. Volume 198. 8vo., 275pp., wraps. VG. (a39996)
$24.00 Schiaparelli, G. V. . DELL' INFLUENZA DELLA LUNA SULLE VICENDE ATMOSFERICHE
Milan 1867. In Italian. Memorie Del Reale Istituto Lombardo, Vo.l X I Della Serie III. Fasc. IV. Lg.4to., 26pp. plus two plates of graphs, rebound in later wraps with original green wrapper bound in. VG. (a44231)
$100.00 Schiaparelli, G. V. . STUDIO COSMOLOGICI I. OPINIONI E RICERCHE DEGLI ANTICHI SULLE DISTANZE E SULLE GRANDEZZE DEI CORPI CELESTI LORO IDEE SULL' ESTENSIONE DELL' UNIVERSO VISIBILE
Milan 1867. In Italian. From Memorie Del Reale Istituto Lombardo, Vo.l X I Della Serie III. Fasc. IV. Lg.4to., 23pp., bound in modern wraps. VG. (a44232)
$200.00 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 Schubert, Dr. Gotthilf Heinrich . LEHRBUCH DER STERNKUNDE FUR SCHULEN UND ZUM SELBSTUNTERRICHT
Munich 1831 Anton Weber. In German. 12mo., 136pp., stiff paper-covered boards with paper spine label. Good, label chipped, cover worn. (a50038)
$85.00 Babinet, J. . SUR LA POSITION ACTUELLE DE LA PLAN�TE SITU�E AU DELA DE NEPTUNE, ET PROVISOIREMENT NOM�E HYP�RION
Paris 1848. Article at pp. 202-208 in single complete issue of Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des S�ances de L'Acad�mie des Sciences, Volume 27, August 21, 1848. Babinet predicted the existence of a planet beyond Neptune. Whole issue which has several articles. Sm.4to., rebound in later wraps with original title page included. Good, old dry stain at lower inner corner. (a55892)
$120.00Hansen, P. A.. TAFELN DER EGERIA, MIT ZUGRUNDELEGUNG DER IN DEN ABHANDLUNGEN DER K�NIGL. S�CHS. GESELLSCHAFT DER WISSENSCHAFTEN IN LEIPZIG VER�FFENTLICHTEN ST�RUNGEN DIESES PLANETEN BERECHNET UND MIT EINLEITENDEN
Leipzig 1867 Hirze. In German. Offprint from: Abhandlungen der mathmatisch-physischen Classe der K�nigl. S�chsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Vol. VIII, No. I. 4to., pp. 395-569 (complete), Largely unopened. binding and backstrip reinforced. Light stain in top margin of initial 6 pages not affecting text at all. Some light edge chipping on cover. no owner marks. (a57098)
$75.00Struve, Otto. NOUVELLE DETERMINATION DE LA PARALLAXE ANNUELLE DES ETOILES LYRAE ET 61 CYGNI
St. Petersbourg 1859. Memoires de l'Academie Imperiale Tome I No. 1. In French. Lg.4to., 51pp., original printed wraps. Small label on top corner of front panel. Uncut. VG, light soiling. (a58543)
$60.00 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 Bode, Johan Elert (1747-1826) . ALLMANNA BETRAFTELFER AFWER VERLDSBNGGNADEN AF JOHAN ELERT BODE
Lund 1804 Chr. Fr. Berling. Afwerfattning fran Tyskan af Carl Fredr. Viereck. A Swedish translation of this work by the Astronomer Bode. Small octavoi, 91pp., stringbound laid in plain binders wraps. Signed on title page by previous owner (Carl Reinkranth). Good, very light foxing throughout. (a59834)
$110.00 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. Hardcover. In French. 12mo., 434pp., title page lettering in red and black, small vignette on title pages, full page frontis portrait of Sextus, full leather with gilt-decorated spine. Good, outer hinges cracked. Binding secure. No ownership marks. (a64561)
$400.00 Enfield, William . INSTITUTES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL
Boston 1820 3rd American, with improvements, Cummings and Hilliard. With some correcctions, change in the order of the Branches and the addition of an appendix to the astronomical part, selected from Mr. Ewing's Practical Astronomy. 4to., 395pp., full leather with spine label. Several owner signatures, one bookplate, small stamp on title page. Some contemporary neat brown ink notations in text margins. Good, cover rubbed and worn. (a65539)
$110.00 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 Bray, William Bayley . MEASURING DISTANCES BY TELESCOPE
London 1862 Minutes of Institution of Civil Engineers. Octavo, pp.34-47, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73846)
$40.00 Naumann, C. F. . �BER DIE CYCLOCENTRISCHE CONCHOSPIRALE UND �BER DAS WINDUNGSGESETZ VON PLANORBIS CORNEUS
Leipzig 1849. Weidmann'sche Buchhandlung. In German. 4to., pp. 171-195, wraps. Uncut. Good plus, occasional light foxing. (a79276)
$42.00 Brinkley, Rev. J. . AN EXAMINATION OF VARIOUS SOLUTIONS OF KEPLER'S PROBLEM AND A SHORT PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF THAT PROBLEM POINTED OUT...READ NOV. 1st 1802
Dublin 1803. 4to., 49pp., one foldout plate, removed from The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a79532)
$135.00 Murray, Rev. Richard . ON DOCTOR HALLEY'S SERIES FOR THE CALCULATION OF LOGARITHMS...READ NOV. 16th 1801
Dublin 1803. Essay found among the papers of Doctor Murray. 4to., 19pp., one full page engraved plate, removed from The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a79534)
$60.00 Blake, Rev. J.L. . CONVERSATIONS ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY...AND A DICTIONARY OF PHILOSOPHICAL TERMS
Boston 1826 8th American, Lincoln and Edmands. "Adapted to the comprehension of young pupil...improved by appropriate questions for the examination of scholars." Mostly astronomy. 8vo., frontis plate (planet rotation for daily and seasonal change) plus 23 plates at end of book, dictionary at end (11pp.), full leather. Good, leather rubbed, light spotting in text. (a8316)
$37.00 Mueller, M., Communicated by Sir. J. F. W. Herschel . OBSERVATIONS OF HALLEY'S COMET MADE AT THE OBSERVATORY OF GENEVA IN THE YEARS 1835 AND 1836
1842. One complete single issue of Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. V No. 19. January 14, 1842. Octavo, pp., 129-140 (complete), original stringbound wraps.Uncut. Good, sight vertical crease throughout. (a84695)
$75.00 Mueller, Dr. J. . INVESTIGATIONS ON THE THEMAL EFFECTS OF THE SOLAR SPECTRUM
1859. Article at pp. 233-249 (complete) in one entire issue of The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, Fourth Series, No. 114, April 1859. Issue also has articles by Thomas Tate, W. J. Macquorn, William Wallace, John Ball, Prof. Challis and William H. Perkin and others. Issue pagiated pp. 233-312. Octavo, original printed blue wraps. Tiny institute name stamp on cover. Good, spine chipped. (a84699)
$85.00 Schweigger, J. S. C. und Fr. W Schweigger-Seidel; J. F. W. Herschel . JAHRBUCH DER CHEMIE UND PHYSIK FUR 1826 - VOLUME XVIII
Halle 1826 In der Expedition des Vereins zur Verbreitung von Naturkenntniss. Octavo, 516p., 3 foldout plates and a meteorogical chart, binders wraps with mounted manuscript spine labels. Article by J. F. W. Herschel on pp. 246-256 on "Ueber die Mechanischen Wirkungen Welche Hervorgebracht Werden, Wenn ein Flussiger Leiter im Contact mit Quecksilber Elektrisirt Wird". Small light contemporary library name stamp on lower margin title page - no other ownership marks. Good plus, occasional slight foxing, corners of a few leaves bumped. (a84774)
$95.00 Schweigger, J. S. C. und Fr. W. Schweigger-Seidel; J. F. W. Herschel . JAHRBUCH DER CHEMIE UND PHYSIK FUR 1826 VOLUME XVII
Halle 1826 In der Expedition des Vereins zur Verbreitung von Naturkenntniss. Octavo, 498p., 2 foldout plates and a meteorogical chart, binders wraps with mounted manuscript spine labels. Article by J. F. W. Herschel at pp. 137-185 on "Ueber die Taglichen Oscillationen des Barometers". Small light contemporary library name stamp on lower margin title page - no other ownership marks. VG, occasional slight foxing. (a84775)
$95.00 Schweigger, J. S. C. und Fr. W. Schweigger-Seidel . JAHRBUCH DER CHEMIE UND PHYSIK FUR 1828 VOLUME XXIII BAND II
Halle 1828 In der Expedition des Vereins zur Verbreitung von Naturkenntniss. Octavo, 488p., 3 foldout plates and a meteorogical chart, binders wraps with mounted manuscript spine labels. Small light contemporary library name stamp on lower margin title page - no other ownership marks. Good plus, occasional slight foxing, corners of a few leaves bumped. (a84776)
$75.00 Schweigger, J .S. C. und Fr. W. Schweigger-Seidel . JAHRBUCH DER CHEMIE UND PHYSIK FUR 1827 VOLUME XXI BAND III
Halle 1827 In der Expedition des Vereins zur Verbreitung von Naturkenntniss. Octavo, 504p., 2 foldout plates and a meteorogical chart, binders wraps with mounted manuscript spine labels. Small light contemporary library name stamp on lower margin title page - no other ownership marks. VG, occasional slight foxing. (a84777)
$95.00 Schweigger, J. S. C. und Fr. W Schweigger-Seidel . JAHRBUCH DER CHEMIE UND PHYSIK FUR 1827 VOLUME XIX BAND I
Halle 1827 In der Expedition des Vereins zur Verbreitung von Naturkenntniss. Octavo, 498p., 3 foldout plates and a meteorogical chart, binders wraps with mounted manuscript spine labels. Small light contemporary library name stamp on lower margin title page - no other ownership marks. VG, occasional slight foxing. (a84778)
$95.00 Krueger, A. . DER STERNHAUFEN h PERSEI
Helsingfors 1867. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae Tomus VIII. 4to., pp. 57-82, 2 plates, removed and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a86454)
$45.00 Kruger, A. . UNTERSUCHUNG UBER DIE BAHN DES PLANETEN THEMIS NEBST EINER NEUEN BESTIMMUNG DER ANZIEHUNG DES JUPITER
Helsingfors 1867. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae Tomus VIII. 4to., pp. 153-188, removed and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a86456)
$35.00 Delaunay, Charles . THEORIE DU MOUVEMENT DE LA LUNE - TOME PREMIER
Paris 1860 first edition. Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences de L'Institut imperial de France Tome XXVIII. In French. Large 4to., 883p., in original orange wraps with mounted printed spine label. Good, wraps a bit worn, some chipping on spine. Text Fine.Some page uncut. Binding secure; no ownership marks. Volume one (of 2 volume set) only. (a86522)
$420.00Schumacher, H. C.. ASTRONOMISCHE NACHRICHTEN - ZWOLFTER BAND ( 12 )
Altona 1835. In German. 4to., 3 foldout plates- one showing craters on the moon by Madler. Old paper backstrip; no cover. wraps. VG+, three pages have small brown stain. Binding quite secure. (a87275)
$85.00Jahn, G. A. (herausgegeben). WOCHENTLICHE UNTERHALTUNGEN FUR DITELTTANTEN UND FREUNDE DER ASTRONOMIE GEOGRAPHIE UND WITTERUNGSKUNDE - JANUAR - DECEMBER 1849 (COMPLETE YEAR BOUND IN ONE VOLUME)
Leipzig 1849 first edition. Dritter Jahrgang Heinrich Hunger. Hardcover. In German. Octavo, original blue paper-covered cardboard with two paper spine labels. VG, occasional light spotting on text, corners bumped at a few pages. Binding secure. No ownership marks. (a88050)
$120.00Encke, J. F. (editor); Carl Friedrich Gauss . UEBER MECHANISCHE QUADRATUR - article in BERLINER ASTRONOMISCHES JAHRBUCH FUR 1837
Berlin 1835 first edition. Konigl. Akademie der Wissenschaften. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 336p. Gauss article pp. 251-287. original black boards with mounted paper spine label (mostly rubbed away.) Tiny library stamp on title page but no other ownership marks. VG. Binding very secure and text clean and bright. (a88069)
$75.00 Simon, Ch. . MEMOIRE SUR LA ROTATION DE LA LUNE ET SUR LA LIBRATIO REELLE EN LATITUDE
1866. In French. 4to., pp.253-277, extracted from Annales Scientifiques de l'Ecole Normale Superieure, Tome Troisieme and rebound in later wraps. VG. No ownership marks. (a88497)
$65.00 Souillart, M. . ESSAI SUR LA THEORIE ANALYTIQUE DES SATELLITES DE JUPITER
1865. In French. 4to., pp. 161-247, extracted from Annales Scientifiques de l'Ecole Normale Superieure, Tome Deuxieme and rebound in later wraps. VG. No ownership marks. (a88502)
$75.00Jahn, G. A. (herausgegeben). WOCHENTLICHE UNTERHALTUNGEN FUR DITELTTANTEN UND FREUNDE DER ASTRONOMIE GEOGRAPHIE UND WITTERUNGSKUNDE - FUNFTER JAHRGANG 1851 JANUAR-DECEMBER
Leipzig 1851 first edition Heinrich Hunger. Hardcover. In German. Octavo, 416p., original blue paper-covered cardboard with two paper spine labels. Near Good, occasional foxing/staining in text, vertical crease on most pages. No ownership marks. (a88550)
$120.00Jahn, G. A. (herausgegeben). WOCHENTLICHE UNTERHALTUNGEN FUR DITELTTANTEN UND FREUNDE DER ASTRONOMIE GEOGRAPHIE UND WITTERUNGSKUNDE - ZWEITER JAHRGANG - JANUAR - DECEMBER 1848
Leipzig 1848 first edition Heinrich Hunger. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue paper-covered cardboard with two paper spine labels. Good, some foxing and spotting in text. Binding secure. No ownership marks. (a88567)
$120.00Herschel, J. (solar eclipse of 1868). ACCOUNT OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1868 AS SEEN AT JAMKANDI IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY
London 1868. Article on pp. 104-124 with a few small text illustrations offered in Volume XVII, No. 106 of The Proceedings of the Royal Society for November 19, 1868. The issue is paginated pp. 103-154, lxxiv. Includes several additional articles on the Solar Eclipse of 1868 by Charles G Perrins, D. Rennoldson, Somerville Murray, Henry Welchman King and more.Large octavo, original printed wraps. Good plus, some toning on cover, slight bumping of corners of initial pages. No ownership marks. (a88652)
$150.00 Brown, Ernest W. . THE MEAN LATITUDES OF THE MOON AND SUN; TERMS OF THE MOON'S MOTION DEPENDING ON THE NODE; PERIGEE AND ECCENTRICITY OF THE MOON 1750-1901; CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN THE NEW LUNAR THEORY
London 1914 Royal Astronomical Society. Five separate articles by Brown appearing in 3 separate issues of The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society for 1914 - issues for January (pp. 156-167); March (pp. 392-424) and May (pp. 552-567.) The three journals are octavos, in original pale pinked printed wraps. Name and University stamp of Rudolf Konig (1865-1927) on title page. January issue is Good with light wear and small chip on cover; March and May issues are VG. Largely uncut. Set of 3 journal with 5 articles: (a88681)
$180.00 Effendi, Ismail . COMPARACION DE LA REGLA GEODESIA PERTENECIENTE AL GOBIERNO DE S. A. EL VIREY DE EGIPTO, CON LA QUE SIRVIO PARA LA MEDICION DE LA BASE CENTRAL DEL MAPAP DE ESPANA
Madrid 1853 first edition. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Tomo II Parte Segunda. In Spanish. 4to. pp. 47-170 with one foldout engraved plate of astronomical equipment, original titlepage present, rebound in later wraps. Rare. VG plus, text clean and binding secure, no ownership marks. (a88790)
$300.00Cauchy, et al. COMPTES RENDUS HEBDOMADAIRES DES SEANCES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES - TOME 19 - JUILLET - DECEMBRE 1844
Paris 1844 first edition. 1459p. In French. One quite thick 4to wraps. Original plain binders wraps with mounted printed paper spine label. VG light cover wear; binding secure; text clean; no ownership marks. This volume has 8 first appearance articles by Augustin Cauchy as well as work by J. Binet, August Laurenct, Chasles, Ed Collumb, Elie de Beaumont and many other scientists and mathematicians. (a88883a)
$275.00 Gibbs, J. Willard (Hubert Anson Newton) . HUBERT ANSON NEWTON
Eulogy on pp. 359-378 with fullpage photo portrait of Newton in single complete issue of The American Journal of science for May 1897, vol III. Original printed octavo wraps. Other articles in issue as well . Good plus, no ownership marks. Newton was astronomer and mathematician, 1830-1896, born in New York and died in Connecticut. (a89459)
$50.00 Newton, Hubert Anson . ON THE GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CURVES BY POINTS
Article on pp. 235-279 in single complete volume of The Mathematical Monthly Volume III October to September 1861. edited by J D Runkle. Cambridge 1861 first edition. Sever and Francis. Hardcover 4to. Many additional articles by various mathematicians in volume as well. Later backstrip over original marbled boards. Good, cover leather tips worn; board edges rubbed and frayed; binding secure; text clean and no ownership marks. (a89542)
$400.00Stephan, M. RAPPORT SUR L'ECLIPSE DE SOLEIL DU AOUT 1868 (with color plate)
Paris. 1869 first edition. Archives des Missions Scientifiques et Litteraries, deuxieme serie, tome V. Original printed grey octavo wraps. Stephan article on pp. 533-610 with color plate . Several other articles in issue as well (entire volume paginated pp. 469-617.) Good , some light foxing in text ; some cover wear; no ownership marks; text largely unopened. (a89789b)
$39.00Anon - Likely by a pupil of Pedro de Lucuce (1692-1779). TRATADO 6 DE LA COSMOGRAFIA O DISCURCI ON DE LUNI VERSO (MANUSCRITO)
c. 1760. One bound volume, octavo, full vellum with cloth tie (and 1 of the 2 original vellum beads on which ties were secured). **Fully handwritten. In Spanish. 320p. with 21 elaborate and finely done hand-drawn foldout plates. Contains Libro I: De la Esfera Celeste; Libro II De la Geografia ; Libro III De la Hidrografia o Nautica; Libro IV De algunas coasa pertenecientes al Tiempo. Neat, easily legible. A very few pages have a small tear or tiny hole. One plate has closed tear with no loss of text at all. Binding secure. No ownership marks. near VG. Scarce. (a89859)
$900.00 Hartmann, Dr. Fr. . WAS HAT DIE WELT ZU F�RCHTEN VON DEM KOMETEN DES JAHRES 1834? ODER �BER DIE SECHSTE ERSCHEINUNG DES HALLEYSCHEN KOMETEN UND �BER KOMETEN IM ALLGEMEINEN. NEBST EINER EINLEITENDEN �BERSICHT UNSERS SONNENSYSTEMS
Quedlinburg und Leipzig 1831 zweyte auflage. In German. On Halley's Comet. 8vo., 75pp., one foldout diagram as frontis piece, wraps. Good, light wear. (a9349)
$39.00 Collmann, C.L. . POPULARE ANLEITUNG ZUR GESTIRNKENNTNISS.
Cassel 1834 Commission bei Bohne. Astronomy. 8vo. 88pp., later cardboard cover. Good, cover worn. Stiff wraps. (s57)
$29.00