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Correspondence and papers of Edmond Halley. Preceded by an unpublished memoir of his life by one of his contemporaries and the 'Eloge' by D'Ortous de Mairan. Arranged and edited by Eugene Fairfield MacPike. From "New Series II" of "History of Science Society Publications".
Language: English
Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932
Seller: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Zorn, Marburg, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Original-Leinenband. XIV, 300 Seiten mit einem Porträtfrontispiz, einigen s/w Abbildungen und einem ausfaltbaren Brieffaksimile. Die Ecken und die Kapitale sind etwas bestoßen und der Einband lichtrandig, sonst handelt es sich um ein gutes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Textsauber und aus einem Nichtraucherhaushalt. Mit Namenseintrag auf der Titelseite. // Original hardcover. The corners and capitals are slightly bumped and the cover has light edges, otherwise it is a clean book in good condition. Book from a non smoking environment. With name entry on the title page. Sprache: Englisch.
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Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley. Preceded by an Unpublished Memoir of His Life by One of His Contemporaries and the Éloge by D'Ortous de Mairan
Language: English
Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1932
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo (25 cm), frontispiece portrait, XVI, 390 pp., 10 plates. Publisher's blue-grey cloth, gilt spine lettering (binding somewhat rubbed at extremities; free endpapers browned; ownership inscription on front free endpaper). History of Science Society Publications, New Series II. First edition. A fundamental primary source collection for the study of Edmond Halley and Newtonian-era astronomy. Edited by Eugene Fairfield MacPike, the volume brings together key biographical and documentary materials relating to Halley's life and scientific activity, including an early unpublished memoir by a contemporary (attributed to Martin Folkes), and the Éloge de Halley by D'Ortous de Mairan. It also provides extensive bibliographical and archival apparatus, including chronological lists of Halley's correspondence (both printed and unprinted), selected letters and papers, and a substantial appendix (Halleiana I-XXI) covering topics such as Halley's ancestry, India Office records, extracts from Hooke's diary, correspondence of Newton and Hevelius, Halley's Latin verse, his will, voyages, diplomatic missions to Vienna, and a comprehensive bibliography of his published works.
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Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley. Preceded by an Unpublished Memoir of his Life by one of his Contemporaries and the 'Éloge' by D'Ortous de Mairan. Arranged and Edited by Eugene Fairfield MacPike.
Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932., 1932
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Frontispiece, xiv, 300 pp; 10 illus. (1 folding). Original cloth, large 8vo. Top of spine worn. Ghost of spine label. Spine lettering rubbed. Shadow of label on rear cover. Else Very Good. History of Science Society Publications, New Series II. 'For a complete list of Halley's publications, see E. F. MacPike, Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley (Oxford, 1932), pp. 272-278 (but note that the second item under the year 1700 should be dated 1710)' (Colin A. Ronan in D.S.B. VI: 72).
