THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1891
by (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
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- Hardcover
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- Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbi
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Washington, D.C.:: Bureau of Navigation,, 1890.. Hardcover -. Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy. . Second edition. The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipse of June 6, 1891 and the partial eclipse of Nov 30-Dec 1, 1891. Large octavo, viii, 515 pp. plus appendix
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- Title
- THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1891
- Author
- (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbi
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bureau of Navigation,
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.:
- Date Published
- 1890.
- Keywords
- eclipses, astronomy,
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- Reference Books;
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