An edition of Astronomy (1742)

Astronomy

in five books

by , , , , , and

Astronomy
Roger Long, William Stephens, ...
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
October 27, 2025 | History
Edit
An edition of Astronomy (1742)

Astronomy

in five books

by , , , , , and

This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?

Publish Date
Publisher
Printed for the author
Language
English
Pages
584

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Subjects

Astronomy Early works to 1800
Edition Availability
Cover of: Astronomy
Astronomy: in five books
1742, Printed for the author
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Signatures: v. 1. a-b⁴, A-Xx⁴ Yy², ⁴; v. 2. ², Zz⁴, 3A-4D⁴ 4E².

"A list of ... the subscribers names ... " v. 1, p. xiii-xvi and v. 2, p. iv.

This issue contains Books 1-3 only; the sheets were reissued in 1784-1785, with Books 4-5 (continuously signed and paged), left unpublished at the author's death.

The ill. are engraved by J. Mynde, William Stephens, and James Ferguson; engraved headpieces by Gerard Van der Gucht, including a medallion portrait of Cassini.

Published in
Cambridge [Eng.]

Classifications

Library of Congress
QB42 .L84, QB42 .L84 1742

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 v. (xvi, 356, [8] p.; iv, [357]-584 p., 92 [i.e. 94] leaves of plates (some folded))
Number of pages
584

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL57900470M
OCLC/WorldCat
19638021, 19569500

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL42618899W

Source records

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation