The Heavens. An Illustrated Handbook of Popular Astronomy.
Guillemin, Amedee
From Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
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AbeBooks Seller since 16 March 2012
From Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 16 March 2012
About this Item
Octavo, boards, b&w frontis plate, folding chart of the solar system, b&w plates, text illus, pp xii, 432. Professionally rebound in new cloth boards with leather and gilt spine label, new endpapers. Near-fine condition. Detailed guide to astronomy, profusely illustrated, by French science writer Amedee Guillemin (1826-1893). With sections on the solar system, the sidereal system, and the laws of astronomy. (It has been suggested that Guillemin may have been a source of inspiration for Jules Verne's 1865 novel, From the Earth to the Moon.). Seller Inventory # 101320
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Heavens. An Illustrated Handbook of ...
Publisher: Scribner, Welford and Co., New York
Publication Date: 1881
Binding: Boards
Illustrator: J. Norman Lockyer (ed.); revised by RIchard A. Proctor
Edition: 4th Edition.
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