The Harvard College Observatory Since its founding in 1839, the Harvard College Observatory has pioneered in the development of modern astronomy. Its first directors early recognized the potential of spectroscopy in revealing the constitution of the stars, and of photography in determining the positions and motions of celestial objects; the library of photographic plates made under their direction provides an invaluable history ... Full description
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. First Edition. Large 8vo. [13],495 pages, Index, Notes. 56 illustrations. Red cloth, silver letters. Near fine condition, unworn, owner's name stamped on lower edge of text block, on front pastedown, and on two lower margins, some paint spots on shelf edge of boards. Dustjacket slightly worn, spine panel faded. Foreword by Donald H. Menzel. From dj: "The authors vividly portray the genesis, growth, and achievements of a major scientific institution and its relations with other observators. Through the use of photographs and correspondence they also portray the men and women who played essential roles in the development of astronomy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." ISBN 0674374606 ; Belknap Press; 56 illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 508 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 3813
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Hardcover. Foreword by Donald H. Menzel. Small 4to. Red cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 495pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Fine/near fine. An exceptionally tight 'n' bright, all-around superb first edition of this thick history of this pioneering astronomical institution. N° de réf. du vendeur 39243
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