"An Essay on the easiest and most convenient Method of Calculating the Orbit of a Comet from Observations", in the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, 1820.

Olbers, Faraday, Laplace, and numerous others. "An Essay on the easiest and most convenient Method of Calculating the Orbit of a Comet from Observations", in the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, 1820. Offered in: "The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts (of the Royal Society of Great Britain)," London, printed by John Murray, 1820, April-July, volume IX 8.5x5 , iv, 448pp., 4 plates, (3 folding). [++] Modern library cloth, nicely done, with reinforced hingesthis is a very sturdy and workable copy. Provenance: Norwich (England) Public Library, with their bookplate and small rubber stamp on the rear of the plates. Evidence of old dampstaining, and foxing. Nice, crisp copy for all of that. Very good copy. [++] (Laplace) "Remarks on Laplace's latest Computations of the Density and Figure of the Earth", pp 32-35; "On Fluidity, and on the Hypothesis concerning the structure of the Earth", pp 52-61; Swayne, G. "On the Manufacture of British Opium", pp 69-80; Colebrook, H.T. "A Letter from Captain William Spencer Webb, containing an Account of his Journey in Thibet, and Pilgrimage to the Temple of Kedar Nat'h", pp61-69; Olbers, Wilhelm. "An Essay on the easiest and most convenient Method of Calculating the Orbit of a Comet from Observations" pp 149-162; "Extract of a Letter from Dr. Olbers, of Bremen, dated 29th Nov. 1819", pp163-164. AND: "Observations and Elements of the Orbit of the Great Comet of 1819", by the Rev. J. Brinkley, D.D., F.R.S. pp164-168; Faraday, Michael. "Experiments on the Alloys of Steel, made with a view to its improvement." by J. Stodart, Esq., and M. Faraday, pp 319-330.…