On the Ring of Saturn and the Rotation of the fifth Satellite upon its Axis (Herschel); Experiments and Observations on the Production of Light from Different Bodies (Wedgwood); Observations on Bees (Hunter); On the Atmosphere of Venus (Schroeter); In Philosophical Transactions, of the Royal Society of London for the year MDCCXCII. THE COMPLETE VOLUME FOR 1792 London: Sold by Peter Elmsly, Printer to the Royal Society, MDCCXCII. Printed by W. Bulmer & Co.
Language: English
Published by Royal Society, London, 1792
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Seller: Celsus Books, PBFA., London, United KingdomCelsus Books, PBFA.
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First edition. Quarto. Two volumes in one, viz: viii, 195 (1), 26 (2); viii, 197-460 (8). Complete and correct, collation runs: front blank, title page, advertisement to the reader, contents, announcement of Copley medal, followed by the main text, after which is found the Meteorological Journal kept at the apartments of the Royal Society. Part Two runs front blank, title page, contents (three pages), errata, then the main text. To the rear is found the list of donors to the Royal Society, followed by index, with the colophon to the foot of the final page. Ten folding plates, numbered I-X. Contemporary or near contemporary vellum, edges speckled red, slightly foxed to prelims and end leaves, but overall a clean attractive example. Bookplate of Vansittart to front pastedown, label Winnard?s bequest to front endpaper, unobtrusive blind stamp to front and rear leaves. An extremely interesting volume, containing much on astronomy opening with two papers by William Herschel On the Ring of Saturn, and Miscellaneous Observations, and in Part Two, Observations on the Atmosphere of Venus and the Moon by Schroeter. The first part also includes papers on light (by Wedgwood), heat by Benjamin Thompson, Magnetism by Bennet, and ends with a substantial monograph on bees by John Hunter (pages 128-195).…
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- Title
- On the Ring of Saturn and the Rotation of the fifth Satellite upon its Axis (Herschel); Experiments and Observations on the Production of Light from Different Bodies (Wedgwood); Observations on Bees (Hunter); On the Atmosphere of Venus (Schroeter); In Philosophical Transactions, of the Royal Society of London for the year MDCCXCII. THE COMPLETE VOLUME FOR 1792 London: Sold by Peter Elmsly, Printer to the Royal Society, MDCCXCII. Printed by W. Bulmer & Co.
- Author
- HERSCHEL, William; WEDGWOOD, Thomas; THOMPSON, Benjamin; BENNET, A; HUNTER, William et al
- Publisher
- Royal Society, London
- Publication year
- 1792
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Eighteenth century, Natural History, Science and Technology
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