1861 ASTRONOMY Comets Solar System Physics Telescopes

1861 ASTRONOMY Comets Solar System Physics Telescopes Optics Chambers

‘A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy’ is a mid-19th century manual on the science of astronomy. This 1861 edition published by John Murray and written by George Chambers is separated into 11 separate parts. Chamber includes information on:

A Sketch of the Solar System

Eclipses and their Associated Phenomena

The Tides

Miscellaneous Astronomical Phenomena

Comets

Chronological Astronomy

The Starry Heavens

Astronomical Instruments

A Sketch of the History of Astronomy

Meteoric Astronomy:

And much more!

This 1861 edition includes 160 illustrations!

Item number: #8823

Price: $399

CHAMBERS, George Frederick

A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy.

London: John Murray, 1861.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

xlvi, 514, [2 ads]

160 illustrations

Provenance: Handwritten

Duncan Deebank

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent.