Astronomy.- Reynolds (James) Astronomical Diagrams, 1845.
Astronomy.- Reynolds (James, publisher) Astronomical Diagrams, 19 hand-coloured engraved diagrams of astronomical phenomena, some with tissue paper to be held up to the light, loose as issued in original gilt-lettered cloth covers, worn, 4to, [circa 1845]; together with Reynolds & Sons' 'Moveable Horizon arranged for The Chart of the Heavens', loose in covers
The plates include: Geographical Diagram of the Earth (hemispheres present but loose), Chart of the Heavens, Rivers and Lakes, The Central Sun, Principle of the Sun-dial, View of the Moon, Transparent Solar System (two variant copies), The Seasons and Signs of the Zodiac, The Planets, Transparent Diagram of the Phases of the Moon, Methods of Ascertaining the Longitude, Eclipses and the Theory of the Tides, Methods of Ascertaining the Latitude, The Earth and its Atmosphere, The Sun and Solar Phenomena, The Earth's Annual Revolution round the Sun, Comets, Diagram of Meteorology. 1845.
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Astronomy.- Reynolds (James, publisher) Astronomical Diagrams, 19 hand-coloured engraved diagrams of astronomical phenomena, some with tissue paper to be held up to the light, loose as issued in original gilt-lettered cloth covers, worn, 4to, [circa 1845]; together with Reynolds & Sons' 'Moveable Horizon arranged for The Chart of the Heavens', loose in covers
The plates include: Geographical Diagram of the Earth (hemispheres present but loose), Chart of the Heavens, Rivers and Lakes, The Central Sun, Principle of the Sun-dial, View of the Moon, Transparent Solar System (two variant copies), The Seasons and Signs of the Zodiac, The Planets, Transparent Diagram of the Phases of the Moon, Methods of Ascertaining the Longitude, Eclipses and the Theory of the Tides, Methods of Ascertaining the Latitude, The Earth and its Atmosphere, The Sun and Solar Phenomena, The Earth's Annual Revolution round the Sun, Comets, Diagram of Meteorology. 1845.