The Discovery Of Our Galaxy

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 1971. 1st Edition. 8vo 308, viiipp . Fine in Very Good+ DJ. B&W Illustrations. DJ has a small repaired tear at top edge of the front panel. A history of astronomy from Thales of Miletus predicting eclipses in the sixth century BC to today's scientists .

New York : Knopf , 1971 . First Edition . NF/VG . 8VO . Profusely illustrated. Retraces the trail of ingenious argument, inspired guesswork and passionate and eccentric devotion by which the great astronomers charted the galaxy in which we spin.

London: Angus & Robertson, 1972. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket xv + 308 + viiipp., b/w plates, text ills, glossary, notes, index, With authority & charm a distinguished Harvard astronomer recreates the lives of the great astronomers & retraces the ingenious arguments & feats of observation and deduction

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 308pp, viii, illus., slight soiling & wear to cover, slight edgewear to dj.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -.