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Newcomb, Simon.
Elements of Astronomy
New York, American Book Company,
1900, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The author a former professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, presents a compact presentation on the heavenly bodies their relation to the earth, including the changing seasons, measure of time, varying aspects of planets. He also addresses how the laws and phenomena of celestial motions be conveyed to students without the basic knowledge of geometry and physics. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, photographs and drawings. His essays cover: time; observation & measurement of the Heavens; gravitation; planets; Moon & Eclipses; calendar; inner group of planets; four outer planets; comets and meteors, etc. Frontispiece, telescopic bviews of the planets. Brown cloth boards and spine, with attractive color and gilt decoration of the Sun and astrological symbols, gilt letter. Clean, solidly bound. 12 mo, 240 pp
(Elements, Of, Astronomy, Astronomy, Illustrated, Vintage, Astronomy, Astronomy, And Laws, Of, Motion, Eclipses, Of, The Moon, Universal, Gravitation) Cat No. 3015.
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18.00
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Newcomb, Simon.
Elements of Astronomy
New York, American Book Company,
1900, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The author a former professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, presents a compact presentation on the heavenly bodies their relation to the earth, including the changing seasons, measure of time, varying aspects of planets. He also addresses how the laws and phenomena of celestial motions be conveyed to students without the basic knowledge of geometry and physics. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, photographs and drawings. His essays cover: time; observation & measurement of the Heavens; gravitation; planets; Moon & Eclipses; calendar; inner group of planets; four outer planets; comets and meteors, etc. Frontispiece, telescopic bviews of the planets. Brown cloth boards and spine, with attractive color and gilt decoration of the Sun and astrological symbols, gilt letter. Clean, solidly bound. 12 mo, 240 pp
(Elements, Of, Astronomy, Astronomy, Illustrated, Vintage, Astronomy, Astronomy, And Laws, Of, Motion, Eclipses, Of, The Moon, Universal, Gravitation) Cat No. 3015.
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18.00
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Newcomb, Simon.
Elements of Astronomy
New York, American Book Company,
1900, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The author a former professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, presents a compact presentation on the heavenly bodies their relation to the earth, including the changing seasons, measure of time, varying aspects of planets. He also addresses how the laws and phenomena of celestial motions be conveyed to students without the basic knowledge of geometry and physics. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, photographs and drawings. His essays cover: time; observation & measurement of the Heavens; gravitation; planets; Moon & Eclipses; calendar; inner group of planets; four outer planets; comets and meteors, etc. Frontispiece, telescopic bviews of the planets. Brown cloth boards and spine, with attractive color and gilt decoration of the Sun and astrological symbols, gilt letter. Clean, solidly bound. 12 mo, 240 pp
(Elements, Of, Astronomy, Astronomy, Illustrated, Vintage, Astronomy, Astronomy, And Laws, Of, Motion, Eclipses, Of, The Moon, Universal, Gravitation) Cat No. 3015.
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18.00
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Newcomb, Simon.
Elements of Astronomy
New York, American Book Company,
1900, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, The author a former professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, presents a compact presentation on the heavenly bodies their relation to the earth, including the changing seasons, measure of time, varying aspects of planets. He also addresses how the laws and phenomena of celestial motions be conveyed to students without the basic knowledge of geometry and physics. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, photographs and drawings. His essays cover: time; observation & measurement of the Heavens; gravitation; planets; Moon & Eclipses; calendar; inner group of planets; four outer planets; comets and meteors, etc. Frontispiece, telescopic bviews of the planets. Brown cloth boards and spine, with attractive color and gilt decoration of the Sun and astrological symbols, gilt letter. Clean, solidly bound. 12 mo, 240 pp
(Elements, Of, Astronomy, Astronomy, Illustrated, Vintage, Astronomy, Astronomy, And Laws, Of, Motion, Eclipses, Of, The Moon, Universal, Gravitation) Cat No. 3015.
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18.00
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Martin, Martha Evans; Introduction By Harold Jacoby, Ph.D.
The Friendly Stars
New York, Chautauqua Press,
1909, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, A detailed book on the identification of stars, and their individuality. 25 Illustrations, including a fold-out on the middle section of the sky (includes all the important constellations visible in our latitude except those around the North Pole, shown on Plate I). Including chapters on: rising and setting of stars; brightest stars; Capella; Arcturus; Spica; Vega; Deneb, or Arided; Altair; Antares; Fomalhaut; Alderbaran; Orion's bright stars; heavenly twins; two dog stars; number of stars; names of stars; double stars; distance; Little Bear and Polaris; From Winged Horse to the Bull, and much more. Bound in tan cloth boards and spine, black lettering, mild soil to boards, all else very clean, tightly bound. sm 8 vo, 265 pp
(Dog, Star, Winter, Star, Vintage, Astronomy, Constellations, Ring, Nebula, Ancient, Astronomers, Orion, S, Bright, Stars) Cat No. 3016.
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15.00
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