Beschreibung
First edition. Quarto (32 x 26cm). 'The first great star atlas of the southern hemisphere. Besides the catalogues of nebulae and double stars, it included profound discussions of various astronomical topics. He insisted in it of the connection of sun-spots with the sun's rotation, and started the cyclonic theory of their origin. He investigated graphically the distribution of nebulae, but fluctuated in his views as to their nature. Herschel stands alone in his attemp to grapple with the dynamical problems presented by star clusters, and his analysis of Magellanic Clouds was decisive as to the status of nebulae.'- Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica. pp. [4],xx,452,[ii],[2]. With an errata leaf & final leaf of publisher's advertisments. Lithograph frontispiece & 17 plates, of which four are folding. Part of one of the folding plates detached along the crease, but no loss, some light & minimal foxing to the plates. Publisher's green cloth, gilt, teg, blocked & embossed in blind, the upper rear hinge with a 2.5cm split, the rear inner-hinge partially cracked & some slight wear to the foot of the spine, but notwithstanding this a pleasant, fresh, clean & tight copy of this heavy book, Basil Brown in his Astronomical Atlases, Maps & Charts observing 'choice copies are somewhat difficult to obtain.' Vg. [Houzeau & Lancaster II, 1641; Crawford 231; Norman 1056; DSB VI, 323; Brown 72; SAB II, 548; Honeyman 1663; Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica 1902; Barchas 975]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11349
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