Astronomie

Star Atlas Containing Stars Visible to the Naked Eye and Clusters Nebulae and Double Stars Visible in Small Telescopes Etc.

189620110417127901Ginn & Company 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. Top and bottom spine slightly torn; boards have minor scratches; owner's name and date on blank facing page; binding and text tight and clean old water damage to cover cracked cover Ginn & Company hardcover

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Willard, E; Scoffern, JBiblio.com

Astronography; or Astronomical Geography: With the Use of Globes. bound with Outlines of Botany. Including A Description of Mosses Lichens Fungi Ferns and Seaweeds. 2 volumes in one

1856g9535London: W Kent and Co. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Some foxing. 1856. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". x 197pp; viii 297pp. John Cassell's Educational Course. . W Kent and Co hardcover

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Whewell, WilliamBiblio.com

Astronomy and General Physics considered with reference to Natural Theology

1839521613London: William Pickering 1839. Hardcover no jacket. Bridgewater treatises on the power wisdom and goodness of God as manifested in the creation - volume three. Sunning and wear to the boards and spine; a few bumps to the edges and leading corners. Abrasions and wear to the spine label. The pages are rough cut with instances of foxing tanning and creases throughout. The closing section of pages have chips and tears to the gutters however the text remains unaffected. The binding is a little visible at points otherwise remains sound throughout. CM. Hardcover. Good. Used. William Pickering Hardcover

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Watson, James CraigBiblio.com

THEORETICAL ASTRONOMY RELATING TO THE MOTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES.

186835004N Y: Lippincott. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. 662 pages. 8vo 255x165 mm original cloth spine faded and stained peripheral discoloration on covers; scattered minor spotting. Small loss tocloth covering towards bottom of front hinge. Hinges binding and text block quite solid. First edition of the author's major work. 'It established Watson as one of the leading American experts in celestial mechanics and orbital theory' ANB. BEA pages 1198-99; Houzeau & Lancaster 11822. PROVENANCE-Astronomy and Science Books from the Collection of Martin C. Gutzwiller. . Lippincott hardcover

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Walton, Izaak; Preface By J W; Letter From Henry Chichester (From Library Of George Ellery Hale)Biblio.com

The Lives Of Dr. John Donne Sir Henry Wotton Mr. Richard Hooker Mr. George Herbert And Dr. Robert Sanderson. A New Edition Volume I Only With Ownership Inscription Of George Ellery Hale

1805037262Oxford: Clarendon Press 1805. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Xxiv 389 Pp. Volume I Only With Lives Of Donne Wotton And Hooker Only. Full Calf Re-Backed Neatly To Style Gilt. From Library Of Astronomer George Ellery Hale Dated In London In 1910 But That Inscription Has Been Clipped Away Not Present. . Clarendon Press hardcover

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Volney, C FBiblio.com

The Law of Nature or Principles of Morality Deduced from the Physical Constitution of Mankind and the Universe

18112222177Fifth edition. 16mo. Frontispiece pictorial title page with secondary title "The Ruins or A Surrey of the Revolutions of Empires." Later full gilt stamped green leather. Folding map; folding astrological chart at end. Very good. 232 pages.Printed by Plummer and Brewis Love-Lane Little Eastcheap.Bookplate of poet and critic Vivian De Sola Pinto 1895-1969. Printed for Thomas Tegg hardcover

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Telescope, Tom; [John Newbery / Oliver Goldsmith (?)]; and [Robert Patterson]Biblio.com

The Newtonian System of Philosophy; Explained by Familiar Objects in an Entertaining Manner for the Use of Young Ladies and Gentlemen. Illustrated with Copperplates and Cuts. A New Improved Edition with Many Alterations and Additions to explain the late new Philosophical Discoveries &c. &c. By a Teacher of Philadelphia

1803046362Philadelphia: Published by Jacob Johnson 1803. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 16mo. 137 3 pages. Hardcover bound in original full brown leather. The binding shows wear and bumping but is sound with rubbed but secure hinges. Headcap of the spine is chipped. Small wormhole near the foot of the spine. Complete with endpapers and illustrated with 5 full-page copperplate engravings collates complete as well as several smaller text woodcuts. Early owner's signature on the recto of the frontis reads "Solomon Mordecai / Warrenton North Carolina Jan.y. 1st 1804." Another early signature for "Jos. Mordecai" is at the top of the title page. The Mordecai family was an important Jewish family in eastern North Carolina in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Jacob Mordecai founded the Warrenton Female Academy in 1809 and was assisted by his son Solomon and several daughters. This title was first published in 1761 by John Newbery in England thought to have actually be written by Oliver Goldsmith under the pseudonym of Tom Telescope. It was a science book written for youth. This is the First American edition. The Second American edition of 1808 is much more common. The "Teacher of Philadelphia" referred to on the title page is believed to have been Robert Patterson Professor of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania. This is a decent sturdy copy of a rare and important edition. Published by Jacob Johnson hardcover

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Staude, Otto; From the library of Temple Rice HollcroftBiblio.com

Ueber den Sinn der Richtung Krümmung und Windung einer Curve

1895024390Rostock Germany 1895. Good condition. Brief illegible ink note on cover. Minor crease. 1895. First Edition. Bound in the blue original wraps stamped in black. This is from the library of and bears the small ink stamp of American mathematician Temple Rice Hollcroft 1889 - 1967. Hollcroft received B.S. in 1912 and A.B. in 1914 from Hanover College and then A.M. in 1915 from the University of Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in 1917 from Cornell University under Virgil Snyder. Hollcroft was a mathematics professor at Wells College from 1918 to 1954 from which he retired as professor emeritus. Hollcroft served for 14 years as Associate Secretary of the American Mathematical Society. In 1932 in Zurich he was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematician ICM. His subject was THE GENERAL WEB OF SURFACES AND THE SPACE INVOLUTION DEFINED BY IT. Being invited to talk at the ICM has been called "the equivalent of induction to a hall of fame." - from Wikipedia. First Edition. Softcover. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 9 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Paperback

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Squire, ThomasBiblio.com

A Popular Grammar or the Elements of Astronomy; Adapted to the Use of Students and Public Schools

1836j3149bLondon: Sherwood & Co. Worn condition. Front board detached. Frontis plate torn and ragged. Closed tear to plate xiii. Content in overall good condition. 1836. New Edition. Green hardback leather cover. 160mm x 110mm 6" x 4". 287pp. 34 b/w plates some fold-out. . Sherwood & Co hardcover

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Smyth, William HenryBiblio.com

A CYCLE OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS ILLUSTRATED

184433052London: John W. Parker. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1844. First English Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viiii45164pp. ads; xx560 pages; Numerous text illustrations. Half-titles; publisher's 4-page catalogue at end of Volume 2. 2 volumes. 8vo modern gilt-lettered black cloth; old institutional stamps on titles. First edition of a classic guide to amateur astronomy. The first volume is a general introduction to the subject; the second known as the Bedford Catalogue records 850 objects seen from the author's private observatory at Bedford. A career naval officer Smyth 1788-1865 devoted his attention to astronomy from 1830 onward. One of his sons was Charles Piazzi Smyth 1819-1900 astronomer royal for Scotland. BEA page 1070. Illustrated with a large number of textural engravings and drawings. . John W. Parker hardcover

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Siemens, C (Charles) William; Charles Morris, T Sterry Hunt, E Douglas Archibald, George Fraser Fitzgerald, Faye, Hien, A K HuntBiblio.com

On The Conservation Of Solar Energy: A Collection Of Papers And Discussions

1883035730London: Macmillan And Co. 1883. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Plates. Xx 111 Pp. Salmon Cloth Gilt; Black Endpapers. First Printing. Lightly Used No Fraying Gilt Bright Hinges Very Tight Pages Crisp. Presentation Inscription From The Author To The Duke Of Bedford With An Additional Letter Of 23 April 1883 From Siemens To The Duke Francis Charles Hastings Russell 9Th Duke Of Bedford Kg 1819 -1891 The Dedication Is Dated April 4 1883 2 Pp. An Early British Essay On The Dynamics Of Solar Radiation With Reprinting Of Many Scientific Comments Thereupon. Per Wikipedia Charles William Siemens 1823- Received His Education At The Gymnasium Of Lubeck The Art School Of Madgeburg And The University Of Gottingen. In 1843 He Visited England And Again Came To England To Patent An Invention Becoming Naturalized Subject In 1859. In 1851 Mr. Siemens Introduced His Water-Meter. Between The Years 1856 And 1861 Mr. Siemens In Conjunction With His Brother Frederick Worked Out The Regenerative Gas Furnace. Siemens Became Interested In Telegraph Engineering And In 1858 He Established With His Brother Werner Siemens Mr. Halske Of Berlin And His Brother Carl Siemens The Firm Siemens Halske And Co. With Telegraph Works In London Laying Cable Throughout The World. Siemens Presented Many Scientific Papers To British Societies. His First Paper Was Presented To The Institution Of Civil Engineers On The 17Th Of May 1853 And Was Entitled "On The Conversion Of Heat Into Mechanical Effect." It Was The First Paper Published In Great Britain Which Considered The Subject Of Heat Engines From The Point Of View Of The Mechanical Theory Of Heat And Although A Quarter Of A Century Has Nearly Elapsed Since It Was Read It May Be To-Day Taken As A Guide To The Subjects To Which It Has Reference. Between This Period And 186O He Described His Governor Steam Engine And Water-Meters In Papers To The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers. On The 14Th February 1867 Was Read His Paper "On The Conversion Of Dynamical Into Electrical Force Without The Aid Of Permanent Magnetism" Which Is Peculiarly Interesting As Being The First Scientific Enunciation In The Uk Of The Dynamo-Electric Principle Upon Which The Most Powerful Light Producing Machines Depended. Another Scientific Paper Presented By Him To The Same Society In 1871 "On Electrical Resistance" Was Made The Bakerian Lecture For That Year. It Treats Of A Method Of Measuring Variation Of Temperature By Variation Of Electrical Resistance; And The New Instruments Described In This Paper The Electrical Resistance Thermometer And Pyrometer In Connection With The Differential Voltameter Became Appreciated As Valuable Auxiliaries In Thermometry And In Metallurgical Research. The Society Of Arts Presented Him With Its Gold Medal For His Regenerative Condenser In The Year 1850 And The Institution Of Civil Engineers In The Session 1852-53 With Its Telford Medal For The Paper Already Referred To. In 1851 And 1862 Dr. Siemens Received Prize Medals Of The London Exhibition And In 1867 Was Awarded A Grand Prix At The Universal Exhibition Of Paris For His Regenerative Gas Furnace And Steel Process. In 1869 The Degree Of Doctor Of Civil Law Honoris Causd Was Conferred Upon Him By The University Of Oxford And In 1874 He Received The Royal Albert Medal For His Researches On Heat And For His Metallurgical Processes. In 1875 He Received The Bessemer Medal Of The Iron And Steel Institute "In Recognition Of The Valuable Services He Has Rendered To The Iron And Steel Trades By His Important Inventions And Investigations." Macmillan And Co. hardcover

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Schubert, Friedrich Theodor VonBiblio.com

TRAITÉ D'ASTRONOMIE THÉORIQUE CT PRINTED IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE

182235002St Petersbourg Russia: L'Academie Imp. Des Sciences. Good with no dust jacket. 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. Quite beautiful full calf leather. 10 folding engraved plates. 8 xvi 286; 4 x 568; 4 viii 524 pages including half-titles. 3 volumes. 4to 256x214 mm contemporary calf gilt with Signet Library arms on covers Volume 3 front cover detached others covers starting; minor foxing on Volume 1 opening leaves. St. Petersburg: Imprimerie de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences 1822. First edition in French of Schubert's 1798 Theoretische Astronomie. Houzeau & Lancaster 11811. Paper stamps inside front covers Libraire Alain Brieux withdrawn. According to Google this was a bookstore of Science and medicine. Printed in Russian Empire under the rule of Alexander I Tsar of Russia 18011825 who ruled during the chaotic time of the Napoleonic Wars. He died without issue and the Decembrist revolt of liberal army officers resulted in his brother Nicholas I being crowned. From the GUTZWILLER ASTRONOMY &SCIENCE BOOKS collection. . L'Academie Imp. Des Sciences hardcover

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Schellen, H; et alBiblio.com

Spectrum Analysis Explained. Its Uses to Science Illustrated Showing its Application in Microscopical Research and to Discoveries of the Physical Condition and Movements of the HEavenly Bodies and Including an Explanation of the Received Theory of Sound Heat Light and Color

1872045652Boston: Estes and Lauriat 1872. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Offprint or continued publication of a larger work. Pages 55-177 3 as issued. Hardcover bound in original brown cloth with spine titles in gilt. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. The spine has some white shelf numbers partly rubbed off at the headcap. An ex-library copy with a removed bookplate on the front pastedown and a library blind stamp on the title page. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. Contains two color plates including the frontis and several black and white text illustrations. This appears as an offprint but in fact it was published this way as a regularly published stand-alone work. It details the science of ascertaining information of distant stars the composition of their gasses etc. through analysis of the the light through telescopes. This was a ground-breaking tool in observing the universe beyond our solar system in the 19th century. Estes and Lauriat hardcover

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Rollwyn, J A SBiblio.com

Astronomy Simplified for General Reading with Numerous New Explanations and Discoveries in Spectrum Analysis Etc. Etc

1870g9790London: William Tegg. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. 1870. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xvii 402pp. 20 plates in both colour and b/w. . William Tegg hardcover

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Robinson, HN H NBiblio.com

A Treatise On Astronomy Descriptive Theoretical and Physical

184915373Albany and Cincinnatti: Erastus H. Pease & Co. And Jacob Ernst. Good. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather cover with black panel on spine gilt lettering. Leather is scuffed primarily near edges and cracked at joints. Spine scuffed and has loss of about 1/4 inch at head and tail of spine. Binding sound. Endpapers and several adjoining leaves heavily foxed around edges due to acid in leather. Pages lightly tanned. No marks in text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages . Erastus H. Pease & Co. And Jacob Ernst hardcover

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REGUERO ARGUELLES, JOSE - [ASTRONOMY - SPAIN]Biblio.com

URANOGRAFIA vulgar o sea Representacion clara y palpable del mecanismo celeste .

1842SZEPEBKS007872IToledo: J. de Cea 1842. Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo. - 4782 pp. - Contemporary full leather spine with 3 bands and title in gilt on leather label. - Marbled endpapers. - With "Fe de algunas erratas mas principales" on last page. - With engraved bookplate in red and black of Armando Colarelo Valledor. - Very fine. - The Spanish astronomer and mathematician Jose REGUERO ARGUELLES 1803-1853 of Asturias established his fame with the present work and later he also published a three-volume "Astronomia fisca" 1850-51. - Armando Colarelo Valledor 1879-1850 was a prolific Spanish playwright and literary critic. - Very rare: WorldCat gives only two locations Biblioteca Nacional de Espana Madrid and Red de LecturaPublica de Euskadi. Vitoria -gazteiz J. de Cea hardcover

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Proctor, Richard A; Ranyard, A CowperBiblio.com

Old and New Astronomy

1892d3129bLondon: Longmans Green & Co. G: in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Inner hinge cracking. Browning to page edges. Ex-lib copy. 1892. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 200mm 12" x 8". viii 816pp plates. 31 plates 4 fold-out 5 with colour. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Longmans, Green, & Co hardcover

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Proctor, Dr Richard ABiblio.com

The Borderland of Science; A Series of Familiar Dissertations on Stars Planets and Meteors: Sun and Moon; Earthquakes: Flying-Machines; Coal; Gambling; Coincidences; Ghosts Etc.

1874A47183Philadelphia PA: J. B. Lipincott & Co. . 1874. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good-. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends corners and edges of the book covers have bumping rubbing and fraying. Both top and bottom edges of of the spine have chips torn off. The text pages are generally clean though there are spots of foxing throughout. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the first free page. "Proctor was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1866. He became honorary secretary in 1872 and contributed eighty-three separate papers to its Monthly Notices. Of these the more noteworthy dealt with the distribution of stars star clusters and nebulae and the construction of the sidereal universe. He was an expert in all that related to map-drawing and published two star-atlases. A chart on an isographic projection exhibiting all the stars contained in the Bonner Durchmusterung was designed to show the laws according to which the stars down to the 9–10th magnitude are distributed over the northern heavens. His Theoretical Considerations respecting the Corona Monthly Notices xxxi. 184 254 also deserve mention as well as his discussions of the rotation of Mars by which be deduced its period with a probable error of 0.005. He also vigorously criticised the official arrangements for observing the transits of Venus of 1874 and 1882. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1874." from Wikipedia ; 438p. pages . J. B. Lipincott & Co. hardcover

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Olmsted, Denison (Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in Yale College)Biblio.com

Life and Writings of Ebenezer Porter Mason; Interspersed with Hints to Parents and Instructors on the Training and Education of a Child of Genius

184231262New York: Dayton & Newman 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 252 pages. Dark brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth is edge torn head of spine. Covers have shelf and edge wear. 50 C written in the upper corner of the right front flyleaf in pen. Moderate damp stains and toning to the text. Inscribed not signed by the author on the right front flyleaf - "Rev. C. P. Bernard With the Respects of the Author." A fair copy. Dayton & Newman hardcover

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OLMSTED, Denison, Professor of Natural Philosophy & Astronomy, Yale CollegeBiblio.com

LIFE and WRITINGS of EBENEZER PORTER MASON; Interspersed with Hints to Parents & Instructors on the Training & Education of a Child of Genius

184254925Dayton & Newman New York 1842. Hardcover. Used - Good. NY: Dayton & Newman 1842. Copyright 1842. Stereotyped by Richard C. Valentine NY. Printed by George W. Wood & Co NY. 252 pages. 7.5x4.75" black cloth gold title blind stamped decorative panel on boards 'Elles & Middlebrook Binders' in border. 'L.J. Dudley' in ink on upper blank. Mason born Washington CT 1819 Yale 1839 abandoned graduate studies to join Maine boundary expedition 1840 published 'Observations on Nebulae' in Transactions of American Philosophical Society 'Introduction to Practical Astronomy' died Richmond VA 1840. Tips bit frayed cover rubbed spotted foxed else VG. Dayton & Newman, New York hardcover

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Newcomb, Simon (Editor And Author), John Meier, Albert A Michelson, George W HillBiblio.com

Astronomical Papers Prepared For The Use Of The American Ephemeris Vol I 1882. Containing:"On The Recurrence Of Solar Eclipses With Tables Of Eclipses From B. C. 700 To A. D. 2300 By Newcomb "A Transformation Of Hansen's Lunar Theory Compared With The Theory Of Delaunay" By Newcomb And Meier "Experimental Determination Of The Velocity Of Light Made At The United States Naval Academy Annapolis" By Michelson "Catalogue Of 1098 Standard Clock And Zodiacal Stars" By Newcomb "On Gauss's Method Of Computing Solar Perturbations With An Application To The Action Of Venus On Mercury" By George W. Hill "Discussion Of Observed Transits Of Mercury 1677-1881" By Newcomb

1882039051Washington: Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department. 1882. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xiv 487 Pp. Clean Pages Slightly Aged In A Modern Sturdy Blue Cloth Binding Spine Gilt By Tassinari Bros. Of Indian Orchard Ma. Light Wear. Two New Hampshire Institutional Stamps. Simon Newcomb 1835 -1909 Was A Canadian-American Astronomer Applied Mathematician And Autodidactic Polymath. Newcomb Visited Paris France In 1870 Already Aware That The Table Of Lunar Positions Calculated By Peter Andreas Hansen Was In Error. While In Paris He Realized That In Addition To The Data From 1750 To 1838 That Hansen Had Used There Was Further Data Stretching As Far Back As 1672 And Newcomb Used The "New" Data To Revise Hansen's Tables. In 1878 Newcomb Started Planning For A New And Precise Measurement Of The Speed Of Light Using A Refinement Of The Method Of Léon Foucault. A Letter From Albert Abraham Michelson Began A Long Collaboration And Friendship. In 1880 Michelson Assisted At Newcomb's Initial Measurement But Michelson Left To Start His Own Project. Miichelson Published His First Measurement In 1880 Reprinted Here But Newcomb's Measurement Was Substantially Different And In 1883 Michelson Revised His Measurement To A Value Closer To Newcomb's. In 1881 Newcomb Discovered The Statistical Principle Now Known As Benford's Law Formulating The Principle That In Any List Of Numbers Taken From An Arbitrary Set Of Data More Numbers Will Tend To Begin With "1" Than With Any Other Digit. In 1891 Within Months Of Seth Carlo Chandler's Discovery Of The 14-Month Variation Of Latitude Now Referred To As The Chandler Wobble Newcomb Explained The Apparent Conflict Between The Observed Motion And Predicted Period Of The Wobble As Due To Elasticiity; He Used The Variation Of Latitude Observations To Estimate The Elasticity Of Earth Finding It To Be Slightly More Rigid Than Steel. He Wrote On Economics And His Principles Of Political Economy 1885 Was Described By John Maynard Keynes As "One Of Those Original Works Which A Fresh Scientific Mind Not Perverted By Having Read Too Much Of The Orthodox Stuff Is Able To Produce From Time To Time In A Half-Formed Subject Like Economics." He Was Credited By Irving Fisher With The First-Known Enunciation Of The Equation Of Exchange Between Money And Goods Used In The Quantity Theory Of Money. His Reputation Suffers From His Hostility To C. S. Pierce And Also From Newcomb's Disbelief In The Possibility Of Manned Flight. Source: Wikipedia. Albert A. Michelson 1852-1931 Performed Early Measurements Of The Velocity Of Light With Amazing Delicacy And In 1881 He Invented His Interferometer For The Purpose Of Discovering The Effect Of The Earth's Motion On The Observed Velocity. In Cooperation With Professor E.W. Morley And Using The Interferometer It Was Shown That Light Travels At A Constant Speed In All Inertial Systems Of Reference. The Instrument Also Enabled Distances To Be Measured With Greater Accuracy By Means Of The Length Of Light-Waves. At The Request Of The International Committee Of Weights And Measures Michelson Measured The Standard Metre In Terms Of Wavelength Of Cadmium Light. He Invented The Echelon Spectroscope And During His Wartime Service In The Navy He Performed Research Work On Devices For Naval Use - He Developed A Rangefinder Which Was Adapted As Part Of U.S. Navy Equipment. On His Return To Civilian Life Michelson Became More Interested In Astronomy And In 1920 Using Light Interference And A Highly Developed Version Of His Earlier Instrument He Measured The Diameter Of The Star Betelgeuse: This Was The First Determination Of The Size Of A Star That Could Be Regarded As Accurate. He Was The First American To Receive The Nobel Priize For Physics. Nobel Lectures Physics 1901-1921 Elsevier Publishing Company Amsterdam 1967. With 1985 Purchase Receipt Of Space Scientist Richard E. Bateman From Astronomy Book Dealer Paul Luther. Bureau Of Navigation, Navy Department. hardcover

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Newcomb, Simon, And Edward S HoldenBiblio.com

Astronomy American Science Series Briefer Course 1883 Edition

1883056279Nedw York Ny: Henry Holt 1883. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. X 338 Pp. Green Cloth Spine Gilt Cover Lettered In Blind Brown Endpapers. A Revision Of "Astronomy" Of The American Dcience Series Leaving Out Some Material About The Techniques Of Astronomy. 1883 Date On Title Page And Copyright ;Page Apparently The Third And Last Revised Edition But No Copy Shown By Worldcat. Near Fine Pencil Ownership Name And Class List. In Jacksonville. Henry Holt hardcover

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Newcomb, SimonBiblio.com

On The Secular Variations And Mutual Relations Of The Orbits Of The Asteroids

1867039052Cambridge / Washington: Welch Bigelow And Company 1860 / Washington Observations For 1865 1867 1867. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Pp 123-1520; 29Pp. The First Paper Is An Offprint Of An Article In The Memoirs Of The American Academy New Series Vol V 1860 Preserving The Prited Cover With Title Etc.; The Second Paper Is Extracted From Washington Obervations For 1865 1867. The Two Papers Were Bound Together As Part Of A Larger Compilation. Simon Newcomb 1835 -1909 Was A Canadian-American Astronomer Applied Mathematician And Autodidactic Polymath. Newcomb Visited Paris France In 1870 Already Aware That The Table Of Lunar Positions Calculated By Peter Andreas Hansen Was In Error. While In Paris He Realized That In Addition To The Data From 1750 To 1838 That Hansen Had Used There Was Further Data Stretching As Far Back As 1672 And Newcomb Used The "New" Data To Revise Hansen's Tables. In 1878 Newcomb Started Planning For A New And Precise Measurement Of The Speed Of Light Starting Development A Refinement Of The Method Of Léon Foucault. A Letter From Albert Abraham Michelson Began A Long Collaboration And Friendship. In 1880 Michelson Assisted At Newcomb's Initial Measurement But Michelson Left To Start His Own Project. Miichelson Published His First Measurement In 1880 But Newcomb's Measurement Was Substantially Different And In 1883 Michelson Revised His Measurement To A Value Closer To Newcomb's. In 1881 Newcomb Discovered The Statistical Principle Now Known As Benford's Law Formulating The Principle That In Any List Of Numbers Taken From An Arbitrary Set Of Data More Numbers Will Tend To Begin With "1" Than With Any Other Digit.I N 1891 Within Months Of Seth Carlo Chandler's Discovery Of The 14-Month Variation Of Latitude Now Referred To As The Chandler Wobble Newcomb Explained The Apparent Conflict Between The Observed Motion And Predicted Period Of The Wobble As Due To Elasticiity; He Used The Variation Of Latitude Observations To Estimate The Elasticity Of Earth Finding It To Be Slightly More Rigid Than Steel. He Wrote On Economics And His Principles Of Political Economy 1885 Was Described By John Maynard Keynes As "One Of Those Original Works Which A Fresh Scientific Mind Not Perverted By Having Read Too Much Of The Orthodox Stuff Is Able To Produce From Time To Time In A Half-Formed Subject Like Economics." He Was Credited By Irving Fisher With The First-Known Enunciation Of The Equation Of Exchange Between Money And Goods Used In The Quantity Theory Of Money. His Reputation Suffers From His Hostility To C. S. Pierce And Also From Newcomb's Disbelief In The Possibility Of Manned Flight. Source: Wikipedia. Welch, Bigelow, And Company (1860) / Washington Observations For 1865 (1867) hardcover

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Monteith, JamesBiblio.com

Manual of Geography Combined with History and Astronomy:

18730005247New York: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1873. Revised & Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo 142pp. stapled pictorial boards with quarter leather spine taped over with old masking tape. Offered "as is". The second book in Monteith's National Geographical Series. This is the Edition for The Pacific Coast. It has an additional section after p. 124 titled "The Pacific Coast" with additional text and maps of CA OR WA and MT. This copy has a number of previous ownership markings including the daughter of a California pioneer Clara F. Van Winkle of Grayson CA dated Sept. 15 1874. Did you know that the Sea of Japan is shaped like a rabbit or that Cuba is like a lizard A. S. Barnes & Co. hardcover

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