Moscow: 1954. Hard Cover. 607 pages. With several in text illustrations and a few fold out facsimiles of Bredikhin's writing. All text in Russian/Cyrillic. Fyodor Bredikhin, a Russian astronomer, is best known for his studies on the tales of comets and his studies of meteors. This work apparently collects many... More
Boston: Rand, Avery and Company. 1874. First Edition. Original Wraps. Printed wraps. An address by Benjamin A. Gould describing his travels in South America, primarily Argentina, performing astronomical observations and presenting some of his findings. Gould was a noted American astronomer, one of the first to use photography, and recipient... More
Salem, MA: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co, 1892. First Edition. Original Wraps. An offprint from the Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. XLI 1892. Pages numbered 17-32, not including title page. An address by Eastman delineating the problems in the field of astronomy... More
London: James, Luke G. and Luke J. Hansard, Printers, 1840. Original Wraps. Plain card wraps. 48 pages. A monthly almanac providing various numerical notations for the positions of astrological signs and other celestial objects, including planets. Also included are the mean places of the principal fixed stars, ephemerides of new... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. Wraps. Printed wraps. 48 pp. A report on various findings in astronomy during the year of 1882, including discussion of the Wells' Comet, a comet discovered by M. Cruls, discussion of the failed attempt to set up an observatory to find the hypothetical planet Vulcan... More
Freiburg im Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagshandlung, 1895. Cloth. Later edition. Grayish cloth with a color illustration on the front cover, with an inset illustration of the Earth as viewed from space. 531 pp. With illustrations and a few fold out charts throughout, as well as a fold out star chart for... More
New York: Collins and Brother, 1849. Full Leather. Stereotype edition. Full calf leather. 284 pp., plus 10 pages of ads at the front. Black and white illustrations throughout. A general guide to the basic principles of astronomy, discussing the earth and its dimensions, aspects of measuring and calculating mass and... More