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Abbot, C. G. . ANNALS OF THE PHYSICAL OBERVATORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION VOLUME V
Washington 1932 GPO. Measuring radiations from the Sun, etc. Lg.4to., 295pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Good. (a10602)
$39.00Klein, Dr. Hermann. JAHRBUCH DER ASTRONOMIE UND GEOPHYSIK 1892
Leipzig 1893 Mayer. In German. Article on Northern Lights illustrated with 2 color plates; articles on Sun, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, etc. 8vo., 360pp., stiff wraps. VG. (a17597)
$39.00 Bruckner, G. . PHOTOMETRIC ATLAS OF THE NEAR ULTRAVIOLET SOLAR SPECTRUM-PHOTOMETRISCHER ATLAS DER NAHEN ULTRAVIOLETTEN SONNENSPEKTRUMS 2988A-3629A
1960 Gottingen. Mathematisch-Physikalische Sonderband 5. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht. Text in English and in German. Oblong folio, short text with about 75 pages of spectrum illustrations. Library bookplate with stamp on title page. Near Fine, light wear-- in original publishers box (worn and written on.) (a17611)
$125.00Klein, Dr. Hermann. JAHRBUCH DER ASTRONOMIE UND GEOPHYSIK 1890
Leipzig 1890. In German. Articles on eclipses, sun, moon, etc. 8vo., 356pp., stiff paper wraps.VG. (a17790)
$35.00 Brown, Miss E. . FOURTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR OBSERVATION OF THE SUN
London 1896. Memoirs of British Astronomical Association Vol. IV Part 111. Octavo, pp. 43-106. 8 plates, original printed blue wraps. VG. (a17981)
$35.00 Cortie, Rev. A. L. . NINTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR OBSERVATION OF THE SUN
London 1903 Memoirs of British Astron. Assoc. pp. 35-84, 2 plates; blue wraps. VG. (a17982)
$25.00Hansen, P. A.. BESTIMMUNG DER SONNENPARALLAXE DURCH VENUSVORUBERGANGE VON DER SONNENSCHEIBE.
Leipzig. no date. mid 19thc. Offprint from Abhandl d.K.S. Gesellsch d. Wissensch. XIV. In German. 4to., pp. 457-552 (complete), plain binders wraps. Good plus. no owner marks. (a20858)
$29.00 Fowler, John Gilbert . SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHEMICAL ACTION OF TROPICAL SUNLIGHT
Manchester 1908. Memoir No. 14, Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Vol. 52, Part III, octavo, 20pp. Removed from issue for August 1908. VG. (a23149)
$27.00 solar energy . PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED SOLAR ENERGY
Stanford Research Institute 1955 University of Arizona. Phoenix Nov 1-5, 1955. Assoc for Applied Solar Energy. 4to., 304pp., photo illus. Near VG, minor cover wear. (a24949)
$35.00 Cortie, Rev. A. L. . THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR OBSERVATION OF THE SUN
London 1910 Memoirs of British Astron. Assoc. 34pp., 2 plates; blue wraps. Good plus. (a29235)
$25.00 De Backer, Simon . MEMOIRE SUR LE SON ET L'ULTRA-SON DANS UN GAZ VISQUEUS
Brussels 1938. Academie Royale de Belgique, Classe de Sciences, Memoires, Tome XVII, Fascicule 6. Lg.8vo., 44pp., wraps. In French. Unopened. VG. (a36756)
$65.00 Cortie, A L . MEMOIRS OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. VIII. PART II. REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR THE SUN
London 1900. 8vo., pp.23-52, illustrations, wraps. VG. (a36784)
$40.00 CortIe, A L. . MEMOIRS OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. XII. PART II. TENTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR THE SUN
London 1904. 8vo., pp.33-71, photo plates, wraps. VG. (a36787)
$40.00 Brown Miss E . MEMOIRS OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. VII. PART II. SEVENTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR THE SUN
London 1899. 8vo., pp.17-46, plates, wraps. VG. (a36789)
$40.00 Cortie, A L. . MEMOIRS OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. XIII. PART II. ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR THE SUN
London 1905. 8vo., pp.25-64, plates, wraps. VG. (a36790)
$40.00 Cortie, A L . MEMOIRS OF THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. XIV. PART II. TWELFTH REPORT OF THE SECTION FOR THE SUN
London 1906. 8vo., pp.21-65, plates, wraps. VG. (a36791)
$55.00 Lee Yun-han . THE ASSOCIATION OF SUN-YATESENISM AND THE ANTI-COMMUNIST MOVEMENT IN THE PERIOD 1925-1926
Taipei 1974. In China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1974 at pp.245-289, in English. Whole volume has several articles. The entire text appears to be reprinted in Chinese from the rear board. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40309c)
$46.00 (republic of china) . CHINA FORUM VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1
Taipei 1975. China Forum, Vol. I Number 1, January 1975. Whole volume has several articles. Many articles on Sun Yat-sen, some on Chinese Revolutionary Party, etc. In English, with entire text reprinted in Chinese. 4to., printed boards. VG. (a40310c)
$55.00 Lindholm, F. . EXTINCTION DES RADIATIONS SOLAIRES DANS L'ATMOSPHERE TERRESTRE
Upsala 1913 Bokhandeln. Nova Acta Regle Societatis Scientaru Upsaliensis. Etude basee sur les observations spectrobolometriques faites a l'Institut de Physique d'Upsala pendant l'annee 1912. In French. 4to., 93pp., wraps. Good, spine a bit worn. (a41307)
$90.00 Rush, William F.and Wendell Waterman . SYMPOSIUM PAPERS ENERGY FROM THE SUN A SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLLECTION, CONVERSION, STORAGE, UTILIZATION
1978 Institute of Gas Technology. 8vo., 500pp., wraps. VG. (a41651)
$45.00 Chree, Charles (Superintendent of the Observatory Department) . A COMPARISON OF THE RESULTS FROM THE FALMOUTH DECLINATION AND HORIZONTAL FORCE MAGNETOGRAPHS ON QUIET DAYS IN YEARS OF SUN-SPOT MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
Cambridge 1904. 4to., pp. 91-118, removed from the Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a44117)
$40.00 Tandon, J. N (editor) . SOLAR RADIATIONS AND THE EARTH
Dehli 1973 Hindustan Publishing Corp. Proceedings of the Symposium on Solar Radiations and the Earth, held at the university of Delhi. 8vo., 342pp., hardcover. 342p. VG small stain on rear board, in Good DJ, a bit worn. (a54427)
$85.00Abetti, G , G. Rignini, N. Carrara, A Colacevich , C. Morelli, S. Polli e F. Vercelli. LO STUDIO DELLE RELAZIONI FRA FENOMENI SOLARI E TERRESTRI RELAZIONI E DISCUSSIONI - APRILE 1948
Roma 1948 Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. First edition. In Italian. Sm.4to., about 40pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a56953)
$45.00 (occult) . SOLAR PARADISES OF GOD A TREATISE SHEWING THAT THE SUNS OR FIXED STARS OF HEAVEN ARE ORDAINED TO BE THE FINAL ETERNAL ABODES OF ALL MEN, ANGELS, AND SPIRITS: ALSO THAT A HEAVENLY SARAH OR EVE MUST BE RAISED UP OUT OF THIS EARTH ...
London 1858 2nd revised and enlarged J. S. Hodson. "...Who will give a New Bodily Birth to all these and in this manner People the Universal Canaan. " Hardcover. 12mo. 113pp., full red leather with gilt trim. All edges gilt. Owner booklate (Farnham Yardley). Good plus, spine ends worn down a bit, corners lightly worn, outer hinges wearing, rear inner hinge beginning to crack. Rare. (a59233)
$440.00 Zbikowski, Tadeusz . EARLY NAN-HSI PLAYS OF THE SOUTHERN SUNG PERIOD
Warsaw 1974. In English plus list of characters in Chinese. Sm.4to., 194pp., original printed wraps. Owner stamp on front. Inscribed to owner and signed by Zbikowski on the title page. VG, light wear, light soiling. (a60389)
$75.00Gassman, G. J. (editor). THE EFFECT OF DISTURBANCES OF SOLAR ORIGIN ON COMMUNICATIONS. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH COMMITTEE AGARD AVIONICS PANEL, NAPLES, ITALY.
NY 1963 Macmillan. Sm.4to., 349pp., original gilt printed hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine, number stamp at lower margin of one page. VG, tiny scuff on title page, text clean, no DJ. (a61950)
$24.00 Duner, N. C. . RECHERCHES SUR LA ROTATION DU SOLEIL
1891 Nova acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. 4to., 78pp., later plain wraps. VG. (a66218)
$70.00 Chree, C . AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUN-SPOT FREQUENCY AND TERRESTIAL MAGNETISM
London 1904 first edition Royal Astronomical Society Memoirs. Hardcover. 4to., pp.29-65, original printed paper-covered boards. VG. (a66233)
$70.00 Becker, L. . THE DISTRIBUTION OF BLUE-VIOLET LIGHT IN THE SOLAR CORONA ON AUGUST 30, 1905 AS DERIVED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT KALAA-ES-SENAM, TUNISIA
London 1908 Royal Astronomical Society. Hardcover. 4to., pp.51-83, 1 plate, original printed paper covered boards. VG. (a66242)
$29.00 Arai, J.; Perry, Rev. S. J.; . THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN 1887 AUGUST 19; PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS OF THE SUN; (2 PAPERS)
1888, 1889 Royal Astronomical Society. 2 papers: 4to., 2pp., one plate; 19pp., 2 plates, bound in later wraps. VG. (a66243)
$45.00 Williams, Kenneth P. . A COMPARISON OF THE SOLAR THEORIES OF NEWCOMB AND LEVERRIER WITH CONVERSION TABLES FOR THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
1945 Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University. Octavo, 36pp., wraps. VG. (a66279)
$75.00 Braun, Carl . BERICHTE VON DEM ERZBISCH�FLICH HAYNALDSCHEN OBSERVATORIUM ZU KALOCSA IN UNGARN �BER DIE DASELBST IN DEN ERSTEN FUNF JAHREN AUSGEFUHRTEN ARBEITEN
Munster 1886 1st Aschendorff'schen Buchhandlung. In German. 4to., 178pp., foldout charts, 3/4 brown cloth marbled hardcover. Mounted paper spine label with manuscript title on label. Good, front blank end removed and one inch square piece of title page cut out (not near text). Very Scarce. (a69268)
$220.00Donnelly, Richard F. (editor). SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PREDICTION PROCEEDINGS - 4 VOLUMES
Boulder 1979 U. S. Department of Commerce. 4 volumes: 1 Prediction Group Reports; 2 Working Group Reports and Reviews; 3 Solar Activity Predictions; Prediction of Terrestrial Effects of Solar Activity. 4to., 432pp., 733pp., about 500pp., about 600pp., diagrams, original printed wraps. A few Depository Library stamps on each volume. VG. 4 volumes. (a69314)
$190.00Linebarger, Paul Myron. MES MEMOIRES ABREGES SUR LES REVOLUTIONS DE SUN-YAT-SEN
Paris 1938 first edition Editions Mid-Nation. Pendant 320 annees le Conseiller Legal des Revolutions, des Parties et des Gouvernements de Sun Yat Sen. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 292pp., cloth. Good plus, some light soiling on cover; text lightly evenly toned. Hinges unbroken; binding secure. Text clean. no owner marks. (a70735)
$75.00 Maunder, E. Walter . NOTE ON THE CYCLONES OF THE INDIAN OCEAN 1856-1867 AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOLAR ROTATIONS
1909. Article pp. 49-62 in one issue of Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society. Several additional articles in issue as well. Small octavo, original printed wraps. Good plus, light wear. (a74443b)
$35.00 Ricco, A. . PROTUBERANZE SOLARI OSSERVATE NEL REGIO OSSERVATORIO DI PALERNO NELL'ANNO 1885
1886. Single issue of Memoire della Societa degli Spettroscopisti Italiani. Folio. pp. 155-171. original blue printed wraps. Old institution stamp. Good, vertical fold throughout. (a77838)
$75.00William, Maurice. SUN YAT-SEN VERSUS COMMUNISM: NEW EVIDIENCE ESTABLISHING CHINA'S RIGHT TO THE SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONS
Baltimore 1932 1st Williams and Wilkins. Hardcover. Octavo, 232pp. original green cloth . near VG, light cover wear, fading of spine cloth, slight fraying of spine ends and extreme cover tips. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; no owner marks. no DJ. (a78645)
$49.00 Rawlinson, Frank (editor) . THE CHINESE RECORDER AND MISSIONARY JOURNAL APRIL 1927
Shanghai April 1927. Volume LVIII No. 4. Single complete issue of this monthly journal of the American Presbyterian Mission Press, Shanghai, China. Articles include: The Principles of Sun Yat Sen and the Principles of Jesus as Seen Through Chinese Eyes by Frank Millican; What the Chinese are Doing to Rid China of Leprosy by T. C. Wu. In English. Octavo, pp. 227-298, photo plates, many advertisement before and after text, original wraps. Stamped "duplicate" on front. VG plus. (a81307)
$40.00 See, T. J. J. . ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SUN AND ON THE RELATIVE AGES OF THE STARS AND NEBULAE
1900. Offprint from the Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. Volume X No. 1, February 1900. Octavo, 45p., original printed wraps. Two old institution stamps. Uncut. VG, light wear. Not a modern reprint. (a84593)
$35.00 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)
$85.00Turner, H. H. . TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES
1906. Article on pp. 1-32, removed from The Memoirs of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a85680)
$29.00 Donnelly, R. F. . CONTRIBUTION OF X-RAY AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION OF SOLAR FLARES TO SUDDEN FREQUENCY DEVIATIONS
Boulder 1969 U.S. Department of Commerce. ESSA Technical Report. ERL 95 SDL 7. 4to., 42p., original wraps. Ex-depository library. 42p. VG. (a85791)
$49.00 Donnelly, R. F. . EARLY DETECTION OF A SOLAR FLARE - A STUDY OF X-RAY, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET, H-ALPHA AND SOLAR RADIO EMISSION FROM SOLAR FLARES
Boulder 1969 U.S. Department of Commerce. ESSA Technical Report. ERL 81 SDL 2. 4to., 43p., original wraps. Ex-depository library. VG. (a85792)
$39.00Lockyer, J. Norman. THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 9, 1896 - REPORT ON THE EXPEDITION TO KIO ISLAND
London 1897. 4to., 22p. plus charts and two photo illustrations of expedition scientists and their equipment, removed from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 190, and rebound in later wraps. Near Fine. (a86257)
$55.00Lindblad, Bertil. RADIATIVE EQUILIBRIUM AND SOLAR TEMPERATURE
Uppsala 1923. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Ser. IV Vol. 6. No 1. 4to., 24p., original printed wraps. Faint institution stamps on cover. "With the author's compliments" hand written in ink on front. Good. (a86416)
$35.00Lindblad, Bertil. SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATIONS OF STELLAR LUMINOSITIES - THE DISTANCES AND TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES OF STARS IN THE GREENWICH POLAR ZONE
Uppsala 1923. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Ser. IV Vol. 6. No 5. 4to., 99p., original printed wraps. Institution stamps on cover. Good plus. (a86417)
$35.00 (astronomy) . ANAIS DO OBSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DA UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA PREMIEIRA SECCAO FENOMENOS SOLARES TOMOS III 1931 - IX 1937 (7 VOLUMES)
Coimbra 1936-1945. Seven matching volumes, large 4tos, pale pink printed wraps with circular photo picture of observatory on covers. Many mounted circular photo illustrations - mostly on solar phenomena -and foldout charts and diagrams. About 200 pages per issue. Text in Portuguese. Very Scarce. Internally VG to Near Fine; covers are Good, worn and frayed with some light chipping on spines. Set of seven volumes: (a88534)
$680.00 Rizzo, G. B. . SOPRA LE RECENTI MISURE DELLAS COSTANTE SOLARE
Torino 1899 first edition. Carlo Clausen. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie Seconda Tomo XLVIII at pp. 319-357, 2 plates, removed from larger binding and rebound in later plain wraps. In Italian. VG. (a88774)
$45.00 d'Azambuja, L. . CARTES SYNOPTIQUES DE LA CHROMOSPHERE SOLAIRE ET CATALOGUE DES FILAMENTS DE LA COUCHE SUPERIERE - TOME VI: FASCICULE I, II, III, IV (4 separate issuesI
Four separate issues of Annales de l'Observatoires de Paris. Orleans . 1928 and 1930. first edition. Imprimerie Henri Tessier. Original printed large 4to wraps. Many maps. About 20-40 pages per volume. Good plus , internally near Fine, just light cover wear; no ownership marks. Set of 4 volumes: (a88914)
$75.00Payne, Wm W (ed). SIX SEPARATE ARTICLES ON SOLAR PHENOMENA
Six separate articles in one complete issue of Astronomy and Astro-Physics, January 1892. Articles: 1-W E Wilson "On the Absorption of Heat in the Solar Atmosphere"; 2-George Hale "The Ultra-Violet Spectrum of the Solar Prominences"; 3- Deslandres "New Researches on the Solar Atmosphere"; 4-Julius Fenyi "The Enormous Velocity of a Solar Prominence" ; 5- Sidgreaves and Turner "Some Recent Solar Disturbances" ; 6- George Hale "Recent Results in Solar Prominence Photography". Original printed octavo wraps. 96p. in entire issue. Good plus. no ownership marks. (a89246b)
$39.00Stephan, 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)
$39.00 d'Azambuja, L. . CARTES SYNOPTIQUES DE LA CHROMOSPHERE SOLAIRE ET CATALOGUE DES FILAMENTS DE LA COUCHE SUPERIERE - TOME VI: FASCICULE II ANNEE 1920
Annales de l'Observatoires de Paris. Orleans 1928 first edition. Imprimerie Henri Tessier. Original printed large 4to wraps. Many maps. About 30 pages . Good plus , internally Fine, just light cover wear; no ownership marks. (a89979)
$30.00 Callendar, H L; William Christie, J Evershed, H Newall, H Turner, L Becker . REPORTS ON THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1905, AUGUST 30
Single complete issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society, series A, vol. 77, no. A514. January 3, 1906. first edition. 99p. Entire issue devoted to Solar Eclipse of 1905. Original printed wraps. Good, Institute blind stamp on cover, chipping on backstrip and cover. (a90214)
$35.00