94 résultats
Urbain Le Verrier, mathématicien et physicien, est à l'origine de la découverte, en 1846, d'une « nouvelle planète, non encore nommée et responsable des perturbations inexpliquées d'Uranus ». Ce sont ses travaux qui vont permettre à l'astronome berlinois Johann Galle de localiser Neptune. Elu député de la Manche en 1839, « sous l'étiquette des Amis de l'ordre », il est à l'Assemblée « un promoteur zélé du télégraphe et des chemins de fer (…) Partisan du coup d’État du 2 décembre, Le Verrier est sous le Second Empire l’un des principaux soutiens du pouvoir au sein du monde savant ». In Francearchives.fr
169316116No place no date1693. Very large engraved seechart measuring 60 x 865 cm. in original outline colouring. The chart showing the Northern part of England from Lancaster to Banf of Ireland from Blackrock to Carlingford and all the Islands to the north: Shetland Orkney Faroe etc. etc. A fine impression on good thick paper with the watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. Folded down the center. <br/><br/><em>The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of its kind. The chart is without year place and "par Ordre du Roi" pointing to a later impression but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the imprints from 1792. Koeman IV425:9. </em> unknown
169316120Large engraved seechart measuring 46 x 89 cm. in original outline colouring. The chart showing the South-east coast of England from Sandwich to Clay. With inset view of The Thames between London and Greane Island. A fine impression on good thick paper with watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. Folded down the center. <br/><br/><em>The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of its kind. This chart is without year place and "par Ordre du Roi" pointing to a later issue but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the imprints from 1792. Koeman IV425:8. </em> unknown
169316114No date no place 1693. Very large engraved seechart measuring 605 x 855 cm. in original outline colouring with inset view of the River Dee at Chester. The chart showing the whole of Ireland and the Westcoast of England from Cornwall to Cuningham in the north. A fine impression on good thick paper bearing the watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. Folded down the center. <br/><br/><em>The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated then those of any preceding book of its kind.This cart is without year place and "par ordre du Roi" pointing to a later print but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the most recent impression from 1792. Koeman IV425:10. </em> unknown
169316118Very large engraved seechart measuring 61 x 875 cm. in original outline colouring with large inset view of the harbour of Kinsal and Kinsal River. The chart showing the Westcoast of Ireland from Bay of Roonstahound to Kiriec in lower left corner C. Berey scr. A fine impression on good thick paper with the watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. fOLDED DOWN THE CENTER. <br/><br/><em>The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of its kind. The chart is without year place and "par Ordre du Roi" pointing to a later issue but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the imprints from 1792. Koeman IV425:11. </em> unknown
1846365003Paris: Bachelier Imprimeur-Libraire . Quai des Augustins 1846. First edition with half-title. pp. i-ii 1-3 4-254. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half brown calf and marbled boards black spine label. Ownership signature of Alexander Evans on title page. Rubbed. Very good. First edition with half-title. pp. i-ii 1-3 4-254. 1 vols. 8vo. "I show that that one can only account for the movements of Uranus by introducing the perturbing action of a new planet" p. 5.<br /> French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier 1811-77 successfully predicted the location of an eighth solar planet now called Neptune. The seventh planet Uranus had been discovered telescopically in 1781 by William Herschel. Le Verrier demonstrated that the perturbations of the orbit of Uranus could be explained by the existence of a further celestial body and performed the mathematical calculations. The existence of the planet was confirmed by observation in September 1846 I.G. Galle writing to Le Verrier from Berlin "The planet whose position you communicated really exsts" p. 248. This book gathers four memoranda of "partial publications" read at the Academie des Sciences between November 1845 and October 1846 with a fifth part dated 5 October 1846. He notes that "this success permits us to hope that after thirty or forty years of observations of the new planet one will be able to use it in turn for the discovery of the planet after it in terms of distance from the Sun. And so on; sadly one will come upon bodies invisible by reason of their immense distance from the Sun but whose orbits will over centuries be charted with great exactness through the theory of secular inequalities" p. 254.<br /> <br /> "undeniably one of the major scientific events of the nineteenth century" Lequeux p. 22. <br /> <br /> Uncommon and with nice contemporary American provenance the original owner likely being Alexander Evans 1818-1888 engineer and attorney member of Congress from Maryland 1847-53 and an amateur astronomer who travelled to Illinois to observe the total eclipse in 1869. OCLC reports a dozen locations over several records most in France. For Le Verrier see James Lequeux Le Verrier-Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer Springer 2013 Bachelier, Imprimeur-Libraire ... Quai des Augustins unknown
3730876<p>New York: Willis McDonald & Co. Printers 1875. 5 6–121pp. 5¾ x 4 inches. Printed wrappers. Front wrap stained and small edge-chips; spine expertly replaced with tissue; good with very good text block.</p> <p>Proper title: Neptune Club’s “Log.†Ninth Annual Cruise to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard with Contributions from Members and Friends. </p> <p>All “logs†of the Neptune Club are rare we locate a scattered handful with this year being unrecorded in any institutional holdings and with significantly more content when compared to logs from previous years.</p> <p>The Neptune Club was comprised of wealthy Connecticut citizens who traveled each summer during the 1860s to 1890s to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Their “log book†was written after each cruise documenting “their adventures mostly consisting of touring fishing and fine dining at fancy beachside resorts up the coast from Norwalk to Nantucket. Cottage City was a primary destination where the club would stay a week or more each season.†Participants for this year’s cruise hailed from Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Club’s Commodore Charles H. Tompkins earned his wealth in the wholesale drug trade business. Baer Martha’s Vineyard Tales… </p> unknown
Together 5 vols., 8vo., First Editions, with 31 figures, and 30 folding maps and plans in separate wallets; navy cloth gilt, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs [text volumes], original printed wrappers [map, diagram and errata wallets], a fine copy in the publisher's pictorial slip-case as issued. Admiralty Battle Summaries were written relatively soon after the events they describe (the last of the present collection was produced in 1952) and are based on official documentary material which did not become available to the public at large until 1968. They were written by authors who understood thoroughly their topics, as follows: Operation 'Neptune': Commander L.J. Pitrcairn-Jones; The Campaign in North-West Europe: Commander J.H. Lloyd-Owen; Operation 'Dragoon': Commander W.E.H. Westall. In due course, the volumes became basic reference sources for the authors of the Cabinet Office series of OFFICIAL HISTORIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
19532003280013Salem Mass. : Peabody Museum of Salem and Essex Institute 1953. Hardcover. Good. Nautical Reference and History 138 issues bound in 130 volumes. Nearly complete run of the journal from 1953-1982 also includes vol. IX issue 4 1949 and 20 later issues from 1984 - 1993. Volumes XIII - XLIII lacking 3 issues; Lacking volume XXXV no. 1; XLI no. 3; and XLII no. 2. Four years bound in navy cloth 1953 1954 1955 1956. All other volumes in publisher's wraps. 28 cm. Some damp wrinkling waviness to a few of the issues. <br> About the Journal: "From 1941 to 2002 The American Neptune was America's premier journal of maritime history and arts. The journal's articles written with clarity and scholarly substance are of interest to all who enjoy accounts of ships the seas and those who've sailed them - for mercantile gain their nation's interest or the love of voyaging and exploration. They cover a wide range of subjects art and artifacts people events geographical areas American and international and time periods prehistory through modern day and were written for scholars professionals and enthusiasts. The journal founded by a group that included Samuel Eliot Morison and Walter Muir Whitehill was issued as a quarterly Winter Spring Summer Fall." - Phillips Collection Peabody Essex Museum. <br> Most of the volumes are from the library of Thomas A. Stevens. Mr. Stevens was a writer and historian and an authority on Connecticut River commerce and transportation. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Salem, Mass. : Peabody Museum of Salem and Essex Institute hardcover
1973TB22762Salem Mass.: The Peabody Museum of Salem January 1973 to January 1976. A complete run of 13 issues of The American Neptune all in very good or better conditions in heavy printed paper wraps with glued bindings. Without dust jackets as issued. This collection includes: Vol. XXXII Numbers 1 2 3 and 4. Volume XXXIV Numbers 1 2 3 and 4. Volume XXXV Numbers 1 2 3 and 4; and Volume XXXVI Number 1. The Peabody Museum of Salem paperback books
8vo., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy
0618218815.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
300 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
300p. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.136.
20182-1729033652Independently published 2018. Paperback. New. 47 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.12 inches. Independently published paperback
1996Q-0806942509Sterling Pub Co Inc 1996-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Sterling Pub Co Inc paperback
1693373381Alexis-Hubert Jaillot Paris 1693. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. This richly allegorical frontispiece heralds Le Neptune Franois as a monument of maritime aspiration. At its centre Neptune the Roman god of the sea sits enthroned trident aloft amidst a teeming aquatic pageant of tritons nereids and fantastical sea beasts. A radiant celestial figure above unveils the title banner signalling divine favour while a distant fleet underscores Frances burgeoning naval prowess under Louis XIV.Commissioned during the height of French ambitions to dominate the seas the plates theatrical excess belies its practical function as the portal to a technical atlas. Though the charts within were largely Dutch in origin this frontispiece reframes them through the lens of French royal propaganda. Engraving 37 x 51 cms; sheet 47 x 61 cms Text is in French. Category: PRINTS : Antiquarian Interest; French Language; PRINTS : Historic Interest; Printed before 1700; French Language; Special Features. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot unknown
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1844 - 52 ème Livraison - In-4 - 4 pages de texte - 4 gravures - Propre
Features: Are the Hill Lines Preparing to Invade California Territory?; Big Railway Systems of U.S. Cutting Expenses; Prepare for the Panama Canal! (Editorial); Nautical biography of Capt. James S. Gibson (with photo); What Should We Do To Be Prepared For the Opening of the Panama Canal?; Salvage of Steamer Spokane is Praised by Marine Experts - article with photo; Portland to have powerful fireboat; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; New Collier Neptune Takes on 13,000 tons of coal in One Day - article with photo; Floating Gridiron for Scows designed by George Francis Fay is built by the Drummond Lighterage Co. - feature article with two photos and three diagrams; News of Tacoma; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Largest scow on the Pacific Coast built by Nelson & Kelez of Seattle - brief article with photo; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
1358894523.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
63-7282Geneve Switzerland: Grill-Room "Le Neptune". Hotel Du Rhone 1961. Folio. Laminated Folders with Paper Printed Menu Inside. Very Good 8 pp. Illustrated. En Francais.Provenance: Michelin Archives. Collection Guy Legay. Clermont-Ferrand France. Geneve, Switzerland: Grill-Room "Le Neptune". Hotel Du Rhone, 1961. unknown
ria9780807857885_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Presenting the story of the installation and operation of US bases in the Caribbean colony of Trinidad during World War II this title examines how the people of this British island contended with the colossal force of American empire-b paperback
8vo., First Edition, with plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Masterly compilation of eyewitness accounts with thorough background. Enser, p.162.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; maroon cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.63.