ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE YEAR 1872 AT UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874. Some articles covered: THE TRANSIT CIRCLE, THE MURAL CIRCLE. METEORS OBSERVED IN 1872. Appendices: TABLES OF INSTRUMENTAL CONSTANTS AND CORRECTIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF TRANSIT OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY, and REPORT ON THE DIFFERENCE OF LONGITUDE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND DETROIT, MICHIGAN; CARLIN, NEVADA AND AUSTIN, NEVADA by John R. Eastman; Binding is Good. Fraying to spine ends. 1/2"x1/4" missing piece at spine's top edge. ex.-mus. small paper label at spine's base. Faded spine, and worn along joints/gutters. Gilt lettering on spine faint. Minor scuffing/scratches to front cover. ex-mus. bookplate on front endpaper. Calligraphy writing with museum's name on free endpaper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Very Good + condition. Text slightly "wavy" to the touch. Thick volume.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4". Astronomy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002772
- Title
- ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE YEAR 1872 AT UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY
- Illustrator
- Tables
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- TRANSIT CIRCLE, MURAL CIRCLE, 1872 Meteors, Astronomy, J.R. Eastman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4"
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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Princeton, New Jersey
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