An edition of A handbook of descriptive and practical astronomy
(1889)
A handbook of descriptive and practical astronomy
4th ed. ..
by George Frederick Chambers
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Astronomical instruments, Astronomy, Catalogs, Comets, StarsShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Table of Contents
Contents, v. 1. The sun, planets, and comets.
v. 2. Instruments and practical astronomy.
v. 3. The starry heavens.
Edition Notes
Plates XXVII and XXVIII of v. 2 (observatory plans) in pocket.
Title vignettes.
1st edition, 1861; 2d, 1867; 3d, 1876.
"Catalogue of ... comets", v. 1, p. 511-588.
"Tables of the planets", v. 1, p. (651)-671.
"Sketch of the history of astronomy ... a chronological summary", v. 2, p. (468)-486.
"Vocabulary of definitions", v. 2, p. (541)-554.
Catalogues of stars, v. 3, p. 119-334.
Astronomical bibliography, List of published star catalogues and celestial charts, v. 2, p. (487)-505; list of books relating to,or bearing on, astronomy, v. 2, p. 506-515.
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| February 11, 2014 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
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