PLANA. héorie du Mouvement de la Lune
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PLANA, Giovanni. Théorie du Mouvement de la Lune. Tome Premier [-Troisième]. Turin, Imprimérie Royale, 1832
4 Volums 4to including the Supplément. 3 vols. 4to, mm. 285x220; Original publisher binding, with ornament fram on the covers, Titles and Ornaments on the spine; pp. [10], XVI, [8], 794; [10], 865, [3]; [8], 856, [2]. Autograph dedication of the daughter of Plana to the first volume. Fresh copy uncut in full margins, stamped on strong paper.[Bound with:] Supplément à la Théorie de la Lune par Jean Plana 1856 - 1857.Turin, Imprimérie Royale, 1856, 1857, 1860
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Supplément à la Théorie de la Lune par Jean Plana 1856 - 1857.Turin, Imprimérie Royale, 1856, 1857, 1860Tre parts in a vol 4to, mm. 285x220; Original publisher binding, with ornament fram on the covers, titles and ornaments on the spine; pp. [2], 59, [3]; pp. 80; pp. 26, 2 b. Autograph dedication of the daughter of Plana.
4 Volums 4to including the Supplément. 3 vols. 4to, mm. 285x220; Original publisher binding, with ornament fram on the covers, Titles and Ornaments on the spine; pp. [10], XVI, [8], 794; [10], 865, [3]; [8], 856, [2]. Autograph dedication of the daughter of Plana to the first volume. Fresh copy uncut in full margins, stamped on strong paper.[Bound with:] Supplément à la Théorie de la Lune par Jean Plana 1856 - 1857.Turin, Imprimérie Royale, 1856, 1857, 1860
Bound with:
Supplément à la Théorie de la Lune par Jean Plana 1856 - 1857.Turin, Imprimérie Royale, 1856, 1857, 1860Tre parts in a vol 4to, mm. 285x220; Original publisher binding, with ornament fram on the covers, titles and ornaments on the spine; pp. [2], 59, [3]; pp. 80; pp. 26, 2 b. Autograph dedication of the daughter of Plana.
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Rare original edition. Autographed copy of the author's daughter, Sophie Plana, on 'half-title of the first volume and the additional volume: the work is donated to Cavalier Alessandro Dorna, Chairman of the Académie des Sciences and Director of the' Royal Observatory of Turin. This monumental work is the result of a vast amount of astronomical calculations: in the nineteenth century, the question of the motion of the Moon continued to play a significant interest, not only as a special case of the movement of the three bodies, but also for eminently practical reasons , first of which the calculation of longitudes at sea.
Zeitlinger: "Very scarce...The entire researches of this distinguished geometer exhibit the most commanding mastery of his subject." The three major supplements are gathered in the added volume: Mémoire sur l'équation séculaire du moyen mouvement de la lune, 1856; Recherches historiques sur la première explication sèculaire du moyen mouvement de la Lune d'après le principe de la gravitation universelle, 1857; Sur la théorie de la Lune. Lettres de J. Plana a m. John W. Lubbock, 1860. Gillispie, D.S.B., XI, p. 7; Houzeau-Lancaster, II, n. 1199; Poggendorff, II, 460-3; Zeitlinger, n. 3647. The Lot is offered with a valid export licence.
Zeitlinger: "Very scarce...The entire researches of this distinguished geometer exhibit the most commanding mastery of his subject." The three major supplements are gathered in the added volume: Mémoire sur l'équation séculaire du moyen mouvement de la lune, 1856; Recherches historiques sur la première explication sèculaire du moyen mouvement de la Lune d'après le principe de la gravitation universelle, 1857; Sur la théorie de la Lune. Lettres de J. Plana a m. John W. Lubbock, 1860. Gillispie, D.S.B., XI, p. 7; Houzeau-Lancaster, II, n. 1199; Poggendorff, II, 460-3; Zeitlinger, n. 3647. The Lot is offered with a valid export licence.
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