FIRST EDITION in dark green cloth with gilt titling on spine, frontis. portrait of T. J. See, engravings, index of names, 298[1]pp. Very Good+ with very light wear to boards; one engraving taped. Very admiring account of controversial astronomer's life and work, crediting him with establishing the sciences of Cosmogony and Geogony; the studies of the origins of the universe and Earth, respectively. With rare early photos of celestial objects, and otherwise profusely illustrated. Includes index of names. Extra page lists T. J. See's two volumes on "Researches on the Evolution of the Stellar Systems" - sold by the same publisher. Seller Inventory # 7812

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Title: Brief Biography and Popular Account of the ...

Publisher: Thos. P. Nichols & Sons, Lynn, Massachusetts

Publication Date: 1913

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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