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Determinatio orbitae grandis cometae anni 1858 e cunctis observationibus. Dissertatio astronomica. . ..
by [Comets] ASTEN, Emilio von (fl.1843-1878)
Bonn:: Carl Georgi, 1858., 1858. 4to. [iv], 16, [2] pp. Tables. Self-wraps. Ms. notations on top cover. Very good. Asten’s dissertation (how young was he!?). He later wrote, Resultate aus Otto von Struve's Beobachtungen der Uranustrabanten (1872). The present work is dedicated to Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799-1875), who became professor of astronomy at the Prussian University of Bonn in 1836. Among Argelander's students and assistants were Eduard Schonfeld, Adalbert Krueger, Leopold...
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Meridionalis Nuncius das ist Ein Wunder-seltzamer südischer Crinit- oder Comet-Stern, Welchen der allmächtige und getreue Gott im Reste des 1664. Jahrs nach Christi Geburt, vom Aussgange Novembris biss in den Decembrem weit hinein, am Himmel gegen Mittage, nach Mitternacht in denen Morgen-Stunden, der untern Welt zur Warnung und Erleuchtung, angebrandt und hernieder gehänget hat: Wie solcher vor etlichen Jahren gerade umb diese Frist vom Herrn D. Tackio und Barth. Schimpfero &c. zuvor verkündiget, oder prognosticiret worden: nebst einem astrologischen und cabbalistischen Judicio so wohl jenes südischen, als des allerneuesten nordischen Cometens illustriret. Von Johanne Richtern, Astrophilo
by [PRAETORIUS, Johannes]
Large engraved vignette on title. 16 unnumbered leaves. Small 4to, attractive modern marbled boards. Leipzig: C. Kirchner, n.d [1664 or 1665]. First edition of this most uncommon account of the 1664 comet, visually the most impressive of the 17th century. It was observed by many of the greatest scientists of the period including Cassini and Borelli in Italy, Auzout and Petit in France, Hooke in England, and Samuel Danforth in North America. In this work, Praetorius uses the pseudonym of Johannes...
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Calculs et Recherches sur la Comete d'Encke publiees. I. Tables pour le calcul de l'anomalie excentrique et du logarithme du Rayon Vecteur.
by BACKLUND, Oskar (1846-1916)
St. Petersburg:: Akademiia nauk SSSR, Memoires, 1892., 1892. 4to. iii, 60 pp. Original printed wrappers; chipped at extremities, but generally very good. Series: 7. ser., v. 38, no. 8; v.41, no. 3; v. 41, no. 7. Backlund was a Swedish-Soviet astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics. He earned the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1909) and the Bruce Medal in 1914.
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$20.00
The Comet Is Coming!: The Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley
by Calder, Nigel
New York: Viking, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Written in anticipation of the return of the most famous of comets--exciting book on Halley's Comet and its history , legends, and on the science of comets. . Illustrated with maps, photos, diagrams, some in color , some b/w. Halley's Comet--1066, 1758, 1910, 1979, 1985--when? 160 pages with Bibliography and Index. 6 x 9 inches. Viking...
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Comets
by Branley, Franklyn M
HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Traité de la Comete qui a paru en Decembre 1743, & en Janvier, Fevrier & Mars 1744. Contenant outre les Observations de l'Auteur, celles qui ont été faites à Paris par Mr. Cassini & à Geneve par Mr. Calandrini. On y a joint diverses Observations & Dissertations astronomiques..
by CHESEAUX, Jean Philippe Loys de
Six folding engraved plates. Title in red & black. 1 p.l., 308 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled sheep, flat spine nicely gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Lausanne & Geneva: M.M. Bousquet, 1744. First edition of this important book in which Cheseaux (1718-51), grandson of Crouzas and a fellow the Royal Society of London, first stated what was to become known as "the paradox of Cheseaux": "With an infinite and uniform distribution of stars throughout space, the night...
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The Comet Is Coming
by Nigel Calder
Dorset Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Colour and b/w photos. The feverish legacy of Mr. Halley. Item Type: Book. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0880290471. ISBN/EAN: 9780880290470. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 008312. . 9780880290470
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$4.41
Lettere Scientifiche, ed Erudite
by MAGALOTTI, Lorenzo
Engraved port. of the author & an engraved vignette on title. Title printed in red & black. xxiv, 303 pp. Large 4to, cont. vellum over boards (minor worming at front & back). Florence: Tartini & Franchi, 1721. First edition of this posthumously issued collection of letters by this famous scientist who has the distinction "of having written the best scientific prose in Italian after that of Galileo; his descriptions of experiments in physics are written in colorful, almost...
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Réflexions sur les Comètes qui peuvent approcher de la Terre
by LALANDE, Joseph-Jérôme Lefrançais de
One engraved plate & one woodcut head-piece vignette. 40 pp. 8vo, attractive modern marbled boards, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Gibert, 1773. First edition of this famous book which caused a panic in Paris before it was published. Lalande "caused another stir in 1773, when he discussed the possibility of a collision between the earth and a comet. His work on the perturbation of comets by the planets indicated that the orbit of a comet might be altered enough to make a...
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Uber die Natur der Cometen. Beitrage zur Geschichte und Theorie der Erkenntniss.
by ZOLLNER, Johann Carl Friedrich (1834-1882)
Gera:: C.B. Griesbach, 1886., 1886. Third edition. 8vo. LXXVII, 354 pp. Frontispiece, 2 additional plates. Later blue gilt-stamped cloth. Some stains on leaves, but generally very good. First issued in 1872. From 1872 Zollner, astrophysicist and one who studied optical illusions, held the chair of astrophysics at Leipzig University. Zollner's work showed that electrical processes of considerable intensity must take place in comets. "Of far-reaching significance was Zollner's theory of comets, in which...
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THE COMET IS COMING : The Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley
by Nigel Calder
New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. Archival Photographs. BRAND NEW Copy. Human historical records of the Halley's Comet and man's reading of it's appearance in the Solar System. Comet visible from Earth to the naked eye. First recorded in the official Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) of 240 BC. Halley, in 1682, was the first to determine what we saw were reoccurent re-appearances of the same comet. It...
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Impact Earth. Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids The Growing Threat
by Atkinson, Austen
London: Virgin. 1999. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 266 pages. Includes an Appendix on predicted near-Earth approaches and a Glossary. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$11.68
The Comet is Coming: The Feverish Legacy of Mr.Halley
by Calder, Nigel
Paperback. Very Good.
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The Big Splash: A Scientific Discovery That Revolutionizes the Way We View the Origin of Life, the Water We Drink, the Death of the Dinosaurs, the Creation of the Oceans, the Nature of the Cosmos, and the Very Future of the Earth Itself.
by Frank, Dr Louis A with Huyghe, Patrick
New York: Birch Lane Press. 1990. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 255 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$12.98
The Comet is Coming! : the Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley
by Calder, Nigel
New York : Viking Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 160 pages; Description: 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Halley, Edmond (1656-1742) . Comets. Halley's Comet. Notes: Includes index and bibliography p. 152-156
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$13.14
Cometa Matutinus & Vespertinus, Der, Anfangs in den Früestunden der Sonnen vorgehend, Und, hernach in den Abendstunden der Sonnen nachgehend, Erschienene, Und der Gottlosen Welt zum Schrecken, am Himmel strahlende Comet-oder Schwantz-Stern, Anno 1680. und 1681
by VOIGT, Johann Heinrich
One fine folding engraved plate. [16] leaves. Small 4to, modern wrappers (minor browning). Hamburg: G. Rebenlein, [1681]. First edition of this scarce observation of the famous comet of 1680-81. Apart from its brightness, this comet is notable as the first to be observed using a telescope (by Gottfried Kirch in Coburg). Other well-known observers included Robert Hooke, Flamsteed, Newton, and John Evelyn. Voigt (1613-91) was a mathematician, astronomer, and writer of calendars. He studied...
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