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1951. front free endpaper 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece cut out. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Photographs, Figures. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Astronomy.

Pittsburgh, PA: Privately Printed, 1920. Containing a Broad Outline of the History of Astronomy, a General Summary of its Achievements, a Synopsis and Criticism of Recent Cosmological Theories and Especially an Expansion of the Principle of Universal Gravitation to the Solution of Many Cosmic Problems Heretofore Deemed Insoluble. Signed Letter by Lepper laid in. 401 pp. ex.mus. stamp and numbers on title p. Water stain on back cover. pp.286-401 water marks along inside margins-doesn't interfere with text. Text "wavy" to touch. Otherwise interior is clean and tight and Very Good+. Mildly soiled rust covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Spine darkened. Page ends mildly soiled with slight rubbed to edges. Covers are Good. Marbled endpapers.. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Astronomy.

1903. Introductory chapter from A COMPARISON OF THE FEATURES OF THE EARTH AND THE MOON. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. XXXIV. (No.1438). Text is clean, tight and in VG+ condition.. Paperbound. Very Good+. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Astronomy.

Washington: Government Printing Bureau, 1922. From the Smithsonian Report for 1920, pages 165-172 with 3 plates. Publication 2624. "appears" to have been string-tied at spine edge as edge is jagged with tiny holes. Stiff front cover with lettering. No back cover. Otherwise exterior is VG. embossed stamp:" Joseph N. Prokes Minnesota Seal" on title page. Otherwise interior is clean and in VG+ condition.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates, Table. Astronomy.

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1871. No. 4. Spectrum Analysis Discoveries. Showing its applications in microscopical research, and to discoveries of the physical constitution and movements of the heavenly bodies. From the works of Schellen, Young, Roscoe, Lockyer, Huggins and others. Color Plate of solar prominence observed on October 7-8, 1869. pp. 95-142. Covers in Fair condition. Corners and edges are chipped and bent. Back cover is completely removed. Stains on front cover. Internal document is string-tied, which is still in place. Page edges are uncut and are browned from age. Some pages have small pencil markings. Otherwiese, interior is tight and Good.. Wraps. Good-. Illus. by Color Plate, Figures (engravings). Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Science.

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1871. No. 5. Nebulae, Comets, Meteoric Showers; and the Revelations of the Spectroscope Regarding Them by Prof. H. Schellen and Others. Coral and Coral Islands by Prof. J. D. Dana, of Yale College. pp. 143-190. Covers in Fair condition. Corners and edges are chipped and torn. Spine is exposed in several places. Internal document is string-tied, which is still in place. Page edges are uncut and are browned from age. Interior is tight, clean and Good. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Science.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. 43D Congress. 2d Session. House of Representatives. Report No. 310. Report from The Committee on Claims regarding the petition of Hall Colby..."that he is the discoverer of certain principles in nautical astronomy of great importance, which he has for more than twenty years made known for the free benefit of the world:...he invented an improved mariners' compass, ...In the case of the United States naval vessels and transports, for many of which he represents that he has furnished and corrected compasses, he declares that he has never received any compensation..." 2 pages, front and back. Disbound. In Very Good + condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Astronomy.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. Forming Part III of Papers Published by the Commission on the Transit of Venus. "When the problem of utilizing the observations of occultations at the several Transit of Venus stations, so as to determine the longitudes of those stations with all attainable accuracy, was presented to the Commission on the Transit of Venus, it was found necessary to make a careful determination of the errors of the lunar ephemeris before an entirely satisfactory solution of the problem could be attempted." 52 pp. Blue paper wraps with string-tie binding. Covers are significantly worn. Front cover separated, lower right corner is torn and missing, chipping and tears to other edges and corners, water damage and soiling, ink spots and dirt smudges. Ex. lib stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover. Interior pages have water staining/damage to edges, top right corner has evidence of bug damage, minor chipping and creasing to corners. Text is crisp and… Leer más

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. 4 separate reports by Famous Americans: 1. Report of the Eclipse Expedition to Caroline Island, May 1883 by Prof. C. A. Young, pp.10-146, 22 Figures ( illustrations, charts/graphs, maps). 2. Wave-lengths in the Invisible Prismatic Spectrum, by Prof.S.P. Langley, pp. 147-162, 5 Tables, 4 Figures, 4 Plates (fold-out graphs) 3. Subsidence of Particles in Liquids, by Prof. W. H. Brewer, pp.163-175 and 4. Formation of Deaf Variety of Human Race, by Alexander Graham Bell pp.177-224, 30 Tables, 12 Figures (some foldout graphs), Also Appendix pp.225-262 with Tables A-Y. 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards, marbled edges, and marbled endpapers. Darker brown leather on spine than corners. Spine has raised bands with gilt lettering. previous owner's name in gilt at spine base: Geo. L. Shoup. Rubbing to spine gutters, with rubbed out piece 1/2" on back gutter. Rubbing on top and base of leathered section and some to corners. All minor.Still in Very Good… Leer más

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. 142 pp. Gray covers with black linen spine. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed, spine ends are bent. Endpapers with image of Orion and the Dark Bay taken at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Spine slightly cocked. Interior tight and clean.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Illus. by B/W Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Astronomy.

Washington: Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, 1895. Astronomical Papers Prepared for the Use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. Published by Authority of Congress. Vol. V., Part V. Pages 383-449. Brown paper wraps with dirt smudges, chipped edges, missing most of spine. Ink writing and numbers on top of front cover. Water damage throughout document with stains and rippling on back cover, stains on interior page edges, rippling/waviness on most pages, but text is easily legible. Otherwise interior is tight. Document in Good condition.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 3/4". Astronomy.

Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1908. Address Delivered by Invitation before Philosophical Society of Washington, March 21, 1907. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 75-101. most pages uncut. mildly faded/soiled covers. ex.-mus stamp and number on front cover, small tears along front bottom edge, and one tiny tear at top edge, otherwise in VG- condition. ex-mus. stamp on first page of text otherwise Interior is tight, clean and VG+. 9 Figures/line drawings.. Wraps. Good+. Illus. by Figures (line drawings). Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Astronomy.

Urbana: University Press, 1907. University of Illinois Bulletin, Vol. IV, July 1, 1907, No. 25. Paper wraps. Uncut pages. 58 pp. Ex. lib. with stamp and location numbers on front cover. Water stains and dirt smudges on cover, and tears to spine. Interior page edges browning, but text is legible. Document is in VG condition.. Wraps. Very Good. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Astronomy.

Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1919. Volume 5, July 1919, Number 7. Pages 225-320. Brown paper covers with contents listed on back cover. Cover corners and edges are chipped and creased, light soiling to cover faces, spine ends are torn, spine is creased. Very light browning to interior page edges, otherwise pages are clean with no marks. Document in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Figures, Plate. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Science.

Easton, PA: Mack Printing Company, 1929. Volume 15, July 1929, Number 7. Pages 539-621. Brown paper covers with contents listed on back cover. Cover corners and edges are chipped and creased, light soiling to cover faces, spine is creased. Very light browning to interior page edges, otherwise pages are clean with no marks. Document in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Science.

Easton, PA: Mack Printing Company, 1928. Volume 14, June 1928, Number 6. Pages 439-503. Brown paper covers with contents listed on back cover. Cover corners and edges are chipped and creased, light soiling to cover faces, spine is creased. Very light browning to interior page edges, otherwise pages are clean with no marks. Document in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Figures, Plates. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Science.

Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, 1919. Similar observations as those published in Vol. XI (also available), except for a few changes in the conditions, the most important was the introduction of the registering transit micrometer.102 pp. Top edge uncut. Side and bottom edges untrimmed. Paper covers mildly soiled. ex-mus. stamp barely visible on front cover. Tears to spine, some repaired. Spine ends small tears at ends with 1/2"x1/4" missing piece at base. Otherwise exterior is Good. Covers intact. Faint ex.-mus stamp on title page and numbers, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+ condition.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 8" x 11". Astronomy.

Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, 1926. The following work on the meridian positions of stars was in an advanced state of completion by Professor Flint at the time of his death in 1923. The mean results are now published in a form similiar to what he had planned. pp.193-225.Top edge uncut. Paper covers detached from inside text, but intact. Covers mildly soiled. ex-mus. stamp on front cover. Tears to spine. Overall exterior is Good. ex-mus. stamp and numbers on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Very Good condition. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 8" x 11". Astronomy.

Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, 1896. Part 1, Investigation of the Aberration and Atmospheric Refraction, by George C. Comstock and Part 2. Determinations of Right Ascension., by Albert S. Flint. 258 pp. Some soiling to green wraps with ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front. Chips & small missing pieces around edges. paper label and numbers on spine, spine edges missing small pieces. Moisture stain(widest part 1"x 1 1/2") on front. Doesn't go through. Wraps still intact and in Good condition for over 100 years old. Side pages untrimmed. Many uncut pages. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ condition.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Figures & Tables. Size: Approx. 8" x 11". Astronomy.

Madison, WIS: Democrat Printing Company, 1896. Wraps. Good. Missing pieces around edge-minor. ex. mus. stamp on front cover. 77 pp. Pages uncut. Interior clean, tight and Very Good+. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Graphs. Size: Approx. 8 " x 11". Astronomy.