A handbook of descriptive and practical astronomy / By George F. Chambers
1890, Fourth Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, edges slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Beveled edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #476423
Physical description; 3 volumes : frontispiece, illustrations, plates (some color, some folded) table, diagram (some folded) ; 23 cm. Series; Clarendon Press series. Notes; Plates XXVII and XXVIII of v. 2 (observatory plans) in pocket. Title vignettes. Includes astronomical bibliography. Contents; v. 1. The sun, planets, and comets.--v. 2. Instruments and practical astronomy.--v. 3. The starry heavens. Subjects; Astronomy. Astronomical instruments. Stars Catalogs. Comets. Planets. Chambers, George F. (George Frederick) (1841-1915).
Price: €195.00