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(3) 19th C Books on Astronomy

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1873 1st ed Wonders of MOON Guillemin Astronomy Science: 1873 1st ed Wonders of MOON Guillemin Astronomy Science Illustrated Meteorology Amédée Guillemin was a 19th-century French scientist known for his books on astronomy which were very popula

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(15) 19th Century Books: titles include Gummere's Astronomy and three volumes of Humboldt's Cosmos.

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1849 Encyclopedia of Geography Atlas Maps: 1849 Encyclopedia of Geography Atlas Maps Natural History Astronomy Botany 2v Hugh Murray was a 19th-century Scottish geography best-known for his book Encyclopaedia of Geography. In this book, Murray

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1876 Proctor ASTRONOMY Other Worlds than Ours PLANETS: 1876 Proctor ASTRONOMY Other Worlds than Ours PLANETS Mars Jupiter Meteors Richard Proctor was a 19th-century English astronomer known for his studies on the planets in the solar system as well as the

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1856 ASTRONOMY Orbs of Heaven Galileo Copernicus Newton Tycho Brahe Illustrated: 1856 ASTRONOMY Orbs of Heaven Galileo Copernicus Newton Tycho Brahe Illustrated Ormsby Mitchel was a 19th-century American Union officer during the Civil War; however, he is much better remembered tod

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1828 Journey in INDIA Hindu Astronomy Delhi Calcutta: 1828 Journey in INDIA Hindu Astronomy Delhi Calcutta Ceylon Bombay Heber 2v Set Reginald Heber was an important 19th-century missionary to India, who would become Lord Bishop of Calcutta. He is respon

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1865 Elements of Astronomy Science Globes Planets Solar System Kepler Newton: 1865 Elements of Astronomy Science Globes Planets Solar System Kepler Newton â€œElements of Astronomy” is a rare, mid-19th-century scientific treatise by Thomas Keith and Joseph Guy. This bo

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1859 ASTRONOMY Copernicus Planets Telescopes Moon: 1859 ASTRONOMY Copernicus Planets Telescopes Moon Science Herschel American ed John F Herschel’s “Outlines of Astronomy” is a mid-19th-century treatise on astronomy, covering the basics of outer

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1885 Wonders of Universe Astronomy Electricity Great Wall of CHINA Vikings RARE: 1885 Wonders of Universe Astronomy Electricity Great Wall of CHINA Vikings RARE â€œThe Wonders of the Universe” is a fascinating 19th-century account of some of the worlds most impressive an

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1861 ASTRONOMY Comets Solar System Physics Telescopes: 1861 ASTRONOMY Comets Solar System Physics Telescopes Optics Chambers ‘A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy’ is a mid-19th century manual on the science of astronomy. This 1861 editio

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1872 ASTRONOMY Elias Loomis on Planets Moon Mathematics Magnetism Gravity: 1872 ASTRONOMY Elias Loomis on Planets Moon Mathematics Magnetism Gravity Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American astronomer who was best known for his studies in calculus and magnetism. He made grea

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1857 Voyages NAVIGATION Lunar & Nautical Tables Astronomy Sea Sailing Ships: 1857 Voyages NAVIGATION Lunar & Nautical Tables Astronomy Sea Sailing Ships George Colemans â€œLunar and Nautical Tables” is a mid-19th-century treatise on nautical surveying written to inst

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1843 Galileo Copernicus Phenomena of Solar System: 1843 Galileo Copernicus Phenomena of Solar System Nichol Astronomy Cosmogony John Pringle Nichol was a 19th-century Scottish astronomer who helped make astronomy a popular study for the English public

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1875 Chinese Uranography Astronomy ATLAS Schlegel China: 1875 Chinese Uranography Astronomy ATLAS Schlegel China Constellations ZODIAC An incredible and rather unique late 19th-century study in Chinese Uranography. Also known as celestial cartography, urano

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1890 Urania by Camille Flammarion SciFi MARS Astronomy: 1890 Urania by Camille Flammarion SciFi MARS Astronomy Telepathy Space Travel Camille Flammarion was a 19th-century French astronomer who wrote a number of works, both fictional and non-fictional, on

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Group of Eight 19th C. Books: Group of eight 19th Century books, including: "The New Metropolis: Memorable Events of Three Centuries, 1600-1900" by E. Idell Zeisloft and illustrated with 1,000 engravings, published in New York, 18

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Three nineteenth century books on astronomy, c/o Der Astronomische Jugendfreund by J. H. M. Poppe (Vienna, 1815; a two volume set); Kosmos Ã¯Â¿½ Entwurf einer physischen Weltbeschreibung by Alexander von Humboldt (Philadelphia, 1869); and Astronomische jugend-abende by S. Seiffart (Strasburg, n.d. [c.1870]).

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(3) 19th C Books on Astronomy

Name: (3) 19th C Books on Astronomy
SKU: 111674272
Price: 160 USD
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