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On the Ring of Saturn, and the Rotation of the fifth Satellite upon its Axis;" "Miscellaneous Observations." (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 82 for the Year 1792, Part I & Part II, pp. 1-22, 23-27)
by Herschel, William
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- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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London: Royal Society of London, 1792. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Herschel's further observations of Saturn, includes a folding plate engraved by Basire illustrating three views of Saturn during its rotation.
This complete volume of papers by numerous authors on a variety of subjects including medicine, natural history, physics, mathematics and archaeology, illustrated with numerous plates. iii-vi, [1], [1]-195, [1]-26, [iii]-v, [1], [197]-460, [8] pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling, scuffing and tears where call numbers have been removed. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.
This complete volume of papers by numerous authors on a variety of subjects including medicine, natural history, physics, mathematics and archaeology, illustrated with numerous plates. iii-vi, [1], [1]-195, [1]-26, [iii]-v, [1], [197]-460, [8] pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling, scuffing and tears where call numbers have been removed. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.
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- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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- 26557
- Title
- On the Ring of Saturn, and the Rotation of the fifth Satellite upon its Axis;" "Miscellaneous Observations." (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 82 for the Year 1792, Part I & Part II, pp. 1-22, 23-27)
- Author
- Herschel, William
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Royal Society of London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1792
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