A Classified Catalogue of Manuscripts: Books and Pamphlets on Astronomy, Including the Libraries of Captain W. Noble, E. Crossley, Miss A.M. Clerke, A.A. Common |
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... Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries 6 Periodicals . Publications of Socie- ties and Observatories Spherical ( and Nautical ) Astronomy 15 Gnomonics 19 The Sun - Theoretical Astronomy . Celestial Mechanics 21 Chronology . The Calendar ...
... Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries 6 Periodicals . Publications of Socie- ties and Observatories Spherical ( and Nautical ) Astronomy 15 Gnomonics 19 The Sun - Theoretical Astronomy . Celestial Mechanics 21 Chronology . The Calendar ...
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... 4to , half calf , 1807 . With a chapter on the history of astronomy . £ 1 45 Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries . 172 Adams ( G. W. Wesley and Son , 28 , Essex Street , Strand , London . HISTORY . 5 BIOGRAPHY . CORRESPONDENCE .
... 4to , half calf , 1807 . With a chapter on the history of astronomy . £ 1 45 Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries . 172 Adams ( G. W. Wesley and Son , 28 , Essex Street , Strand , London . HISTORY . 5 BIOGRAPHY . CORRESPONDENCE .
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... Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries . 172 Adams ( G. ) Astronomical and geographical essays , frontispiece and 16 plates , 4th edition , 8vo , 1799 . 4S 173 Arago ( F. ) Popular astronomy . Translated by W. Smyth and R. Grant , 25 ...
... Elements . Treatises . Dictionaries . 172 Adams ( G. ) Astronomical and geographical essays , frontispiece and 16 plates , 4th edition , 8vo , 1799 . 4S 173 Arago ( F. ) Popular astronomy . Translated by W. Smyth and R. Grant , 25 ...
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... elements of natural philosophy , translated by J. Desaguliers , 127 plates , 6th edition , 2 vols , 4to , 1747 . 218 Gregory ( D. ) Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa , folio , calf , 1702 . 219 IOS 12S The elements of ...
... elements of natural philosophy , translated by J. Desaguliers , 127 plates , 6th edition , 2 vols , 4to , 1747 . 218 Gregory ( D. ) Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa , folio , calf , 1702 . 219 IOS 12S The elements of ...
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... Elements of astronomy , engravings , 8vo , cloth , 1894 . 273 the same , 3rd edition , 8vo , cloth , 1901 . 12S 2S 4s 6d 274 Peck ( W. ) A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy , 44 plates and engravings , 4to , cloth , 1890. ( pub ...
... Elements of astronomy , engravings , 8vo , cloth , 1894 . 273 the same , 3rd edition , 8vo , cloth , 1901 . 12S 2S 4s 6d 274 Peck ( W. ) A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy , 44 plates and engravings , 4to , cloth , 1890. ( pub ...
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Page 69 - SCHELLEN'S SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, in its application to Terrestrial Substances and the Physical Constitution of the Heavenly Bodies. Translated by JANE and C. LASSELL; edited, with Notes, by W. HUGGINS, LL.D. FRS With 13 Plates (6 coloured) and 223 Woodcuts. 8vo. price 28s. CELESTIAL OBJECTS for COMMON TELESCOPES.
Page 82 - AN OUTLINE OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY. For the Formation of Geographical and Topographical Maps and Plans, Military Reconnaissance, LEVELLING, &c., with Useful Problems, Formulae, and Tables.
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Page 94 - BAZLEY. —THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES : A Twofold Series of Maps, with a Catalogue, showing how to identify, at any time of the year, all stars down to the 5.6 magnitude, inclusive of Heis, which are clearly visible in English latitudes. By TS Bazley, MA. Author of "Notes on the Epicycloidal Cutting Frame.
Page 18 - WORLDS THAN OURS ; The Plurality of Worlds Studied under the Light of Recent Scientific Researches. With 14 Illustrations, crown 8vo.
Page 73 - A Plain Method of determining the Parallax of Venus by her Transit over the Sun, and from thence, by Analogy, the Parallax and Distance of the Sun, and of all the rest of the Planets.
Page 65 - Spectra from wave length 4,870 to 3,300, together with a discussion of the evolutional order of the stars, and the interpretation of their spectra, preceded by a short history of the Observatory and its work.
Page 16 - The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy.
Page 82 - On the figure requisite to maintain the Equilibrium of a Homogeneous Fluid Mass that revolves upon an Axis, (Ibid.
Page 31 - Directions for making the best composition for the metals of Reflecting Telescopes, together with a description of the process for grinding, polishing, and giving the great speculum the true parabolic form.