Buy this book on-line UNKNOWN : c1780s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON VARIOUS ASTRONOMY TOPICS HANDWRITTEN IN A FINE CALLIGRAPHIC HAND
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. On offer is a fascinating group of 15 pages of notes on eight [8] leaves regarding a variety of astronomy subjects. Handwritten on watermarked laid paper by an unknown scrivener, the papers suggest a date of circa 1780s mentioning the expected return of a comet in 1789 on one of the pages. [Other dated material in the original archive confirm this.] The beautifully written 8" X 10" double-sided astronomy topics include: Comets, such as the Comet of 1105, 1680 and Halley's Comet; Perihelion; Alhelion; The Planets Mercury (mentions the heat the inhabitants must feel), Venus, Jupiter, and Mars and The Moon. The pages not continuous and jump from topic to topic appear to be portions of a longer 47 page manuscript. Overall Fine.. Manuscript. Book Condition: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of UNKNOWN : c1780s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON VARIOUS ASTRONOMY TOPICS HANDWRITTEN IN A FINE CALLIGRAPHIC HAND. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, out of print books, incunabula, collectables and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |