Airy, Wilfrid (George Biddell Airy)Biblio.com
Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy K.C.B M.A. LL.D. D.C.L. F.R.S. F.R.A.S. Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge Astronomer Royal from 1836 to 1881.
1896022957Cambridge: At the University Press 1896. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 414 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Rubbing and wear to the binding with the spine of the headcap a bit chipped or frayed. An ex-library copy with minimal markings. Bookplate on front pastedown empty pocket on rear pastedown and a scratched-out number at the lower left corner of the title page. The top right corner of the title page is clipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is clean. George Biddle Airy 1801-1892 was an English mathematician and an astronomer who helped map the courses of a number of planets. He also helped establish Greenwich as the prime meridian. <br/> <br/> At the University Press hardcover
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