Myths and Marvels of Astronomy.
by PROCTOR, Richard A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1878. 21.5 cm x 14.5 cm, rebound in red cloth, pp. [vii) 363, + 36 pages of publisher's ads, dated October 1877; one plate and two diagrams in the text. With the bookplate of Canadian astrophysicist Arthur E. Covington, the pioneer of solar radio astronomy in Canada. Two old library stamps, foxing early and late, otherwise near fine. [Oversize*].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11890
- Title
- Myths and Marvels of Astronomy.
- Author
- PROCTOR, Richard A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1878.
- Keywords
- SCIENCE; RICHARD A. PROCTOR; ARTHUR E. COVINGTON; SOLAR RADIO ASTRONOMY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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