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Edmund Halley
Tabulae astronomicae. 1749.
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,750 Sold:
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332
Edmund Halley
Tabulae astronomicae. 1749.
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,750 Sold:
€ 4,800 / $ 5,520 (incl. surcharge)
Houzeau/Lanc. 12796. - DSB V, 72. - Norman Coll. 494 (ohne das Widm.-Bl.). - Erste Ausgabe, posthum herausgegeben von John Bevis. "This posthumously published astronomical tables include Halley's calculations relating to the so-called 'long inequality' of Jupiter and Saturn, caused by the deacceleration of Saturn and the increasing acceleration of Jupiter. Halley correctly theorized that this phenomenon might be the result of a gravitational attraction between the two planets. The edition also contains the third Latin edition of the Synopsis astronomiae cometicae" (Norman). - Vereinz. schwach gebräunt. Sehr schönes Exemplar.
First edition, edited by John Bevis. 2 pts. in 1 vol. With engr. portrait. Contemp. marbled calf with floral gilt spine, red label and marbled endpapers. - Here and there minor browning. Fine and decorative copy.
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