Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) - astronomer, mathematician, chemist - was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel and nephew of Caroline, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. Outlines of Astronomy (1849), an updated and expanded version of his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy, went through ...
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) - astronomer, mathematician, chemist - was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel and nephew of Caroline, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. Outlines of Astronomy (1849), an updated and expanded version of his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy, went through eleven editions in two decades and was translated into several languages. Outlines examines terrestrial and celestial phenomena, providing the reader with a wide range of knowledge about the physical world as a whole. The work is an important textbook, the object of which 'is not to convince or refute opponents, nor to inquire ... for principles of which we are all the time in full possession - but simply to teach what is known'.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover with no dust jacket. PART TWO ONLY. Green boards with bumping to the corners. Several small spots and light scuff marks. Spine extremeties are lightly rubbed. TEG is lightly faded. Deckled edges. Several tiny spots on endpapers. Frontis fold-out diagram is present and undamaged. B&W plates in rear are on heavier stock paper. A few of the pages have a 1/2" tear to the right edge. Solid copy.; 25A; 8-1/4" x 6-1/2"
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Add this copy of Outlines of Astronomy to cart. $50.00, good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1859 by Blanchard and Lea.
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Good. Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1859. 557, [3], 12 p., 5 leaves of plates: ill. 8vo. Fully bound in embossed decorative cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Good binding cover. Shelf wear. Light chipping to edges. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal toning. Frontispiece illustration. Numerous plates throughout. Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet, KH, FRS was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical work.
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