An Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters from a Preceptor to His Pupil in Which the Most Interesting Parts of the Science are Clearly Explained, Illustrated with Copper-Plates
by Bonnycastle, John
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London: J. Johnson, 1787. Book. Very Good. Hardback. Second Edition Corrected and Improved. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy, irebound in brown leather with red leather title label and brown cloth covered boards. A nice complete copy, frontispiece of the pupil with his muse and all other 19 folding plates as called for. viiipp + 437pp + Directions to binder + 2pp note about Bonnycastle + 12pp Catalogue Optical, Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments.The author John Bonnycastle was an English teacher of mathematics. Between 1782 and 1785, he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, a position he held until his death in 1821..
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- Title
- An Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters from a Preceptor to His Pupil in Which the Most Interesting Parts of the Science are Clearly Explained, Illustrated with Copper-Plates
- Author
- Bonnycastle, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition Corrected and Improved
- Publisher
- J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Trigonometry Mathematics Bonnycastle Surveying Astronomy Navigation
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