Bartlett

1839 · 253974 — New York NY: Wiley and Putnam 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. First edition 1839. Octavo brown tooled cloth. vi 231pp. 8 sets of fold out diagrams in rear. The principle phenomena mathematics and instruments of the optical sciences. Boards evenly rubbed. Superficial water stain to bottom of endpapers title page and single page preface. And small reinforced tear at edge of title page; else text and binding are in very good condition. "Lowell City School Library By-Laws" bookplate on inside of front board shelf label on rear of title page lightly stamped 'discard'. Original paper shelf label on spine. Head and heel chipped and gilt lettering lightly rubbed. Else a good copy. The principle phenomena mathematics and instruments of the optical sciences. Bartlett was professor of natural and experimental philosophy at West Point Academny. He directed the construction and outfitting of the Academy's observatory which he used to produce his papers on optics and comets. Researching a partial solar eclipse in 1854 Bartlett became "the first in America to obtain quantitative results from astronomical photography". He was one of the original incorporators of the National Academy of Sciences. From "A Station Favorable to the Pursuit of Sciences: Primary Materials in the History of Mathematics at the U.S. Military Academy". Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Wiley and Putnam hardcover