Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy, K.C.B, M.A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Astronomer Royal from 1836 to 1881.
by Airy, Wilfrid. (George Biddell Airy)
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About This Item
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1896. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 414 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Rubbing and wear to the binding, with the spine of the headcap a bit chipped or frayed. An ex-library copy with minimal markings. Bookplate on front pastedown, empty pocket on rear pastedown, and a scratched-out number at the lower left corner of the title page. The top right corner of the title page is clipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is clean. George Biddle Airy (1801-1892) was an English mathematician and an astronomer who helped map the courses of a number of planets. He also helped establish Greenwich as the prime meridian.
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- Title
- Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy, K.C.B, M.A., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Astronomer Royal from 1836 to 1881.
- Author
- Airy, Wilfrid. (George Biddell Airy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- At the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- 1896. Wilfrid Airy. Sir George Biddell Airy. Biography. Royal. English. England. Great Britain. Astronomy. Science. Globes. Maps. Rare. Collectible.
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- General Antiquarian & Rare; Astronomy;
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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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