The British Celestial Atlas; Being a Complete Guide to the Attainment of a Practical Knowledge of the Heavenly Bodies: Containing Twelve Royal Quarto Maps; Or, Entire Views of the Starry Heavens, as they Appear to the Naked Eye; Adapted for Every Night Throughout the Year: on which are carefully laid down, all the stars visible in the British Empire, from the first to the fourth magnitude; with the boundaries of the constellations accurately defined. Also three moveable plates, and a plate of diagrams to elucidate the motions of the Earth and the Celestial Bodies: Accompanied by a familiar treatise on Astronomy

Rubie, G.

Editore: Published by Baldwin & Craddock and the author, London and Hastings, 1830

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, viii, 180 pages, 16 plates complete, 4 called for, of which 3 have moving parts, plus 12 star charts for each month of the year First Edition , spine and corners rubbed, boards scuffed slightly, repairs to front hinge, small tears to fore edge of title and contents pages, light foxing to plates, 2 plates with moving parts need to be re-thread, pages clean, good condition , half morocco and marbled boards, gilt title and bands to spine , quarto, 32 cm x 25.5 cm Hardback ISBN:

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• Titolo: The British Celestial Atlas; Being a Complete Guide to the Attainment of a Practical Knowledge of the Heavenly Bodies: Containing Twelve Royal Quarto Maps; Or, Entire Views of the Starry Heavens, as they Appear to the Naked Eye; Adapted for Every Night Throughout the Year: on which are carefully laid down, all the stars visible in the British Empire, from the first to the fourth magnitude; with the boundaries of the constellations accurately defined. Also three moveable plates, and a plate of ...
• Editore: Published by Baldwin & Craddock and the author, London and Hastings
• Data di pubblicazione: 1830
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: prima edizione
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