Recreations in Astronomy, with Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work

Language: English

Published by Chautauqua Press, C.L.S.C. Department, New York, 1887

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New York: Chautauqua Press, C.L.S.C. Department, 805 Broadway, 1887 (dated title page). Copyright 1879 by Harper & Brothers; C.L.S.C. required-book notice on the copyright page. Illustrated with 83 engravings and maps of stars, frontispiece of the constellations of Orion and Taurus. Black embossed cloth. 5.25" x 7.5", 284 pages. Publisher's advertisement for Simon Newcomb's Popular Astronomy bound in before the title page. A Victorian guide to the sun, moon, planets, comets, meteors, stars and nebulae, with directions for simple experiments and observing with a small telescope, issued for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle home-study program. Condition: Fair. Front free endpaper appears to have been torn out. Some separation at the hinges, but all boards and pages are intact. Cloth worn and rubbed, with wear to the spine ends, edges and corners. Pages toned with age. Please see photos.

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Title
Recreations in Astronomy, with Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work
Author
Warren, Henry White
Publisher
Chautauqua Press, C.L.S.C. Department, New York
Publication year
1887
Condition
Fair
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English

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