The New Planets; Expanding the Map of the Solar System . A nineteenth-century survey of the expanding heavens, capturing the excitement of an era when the solar system seemed to grow by the decade. By Dionysius Lardner. A complete article printed in 1855.

Expanding the Solar System: Lardner Introduces the New Planets

Published by Walton and Maberly, London, 1855

About this Item

Discusses newly identified planets and their place in the expanding solar system. 10 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Planets; Expanding the Map of the Solar System . A nineteenth-century survey of the expanding heavens, capturing the excitement of an era when the solar system seemed to grow by the decade. By Dionysius Lardner. A complete article printed in 1855.
• Publisher: Walton and Maberly, London
• Publication Date: 1855
• Binding: Booklet - Unbound Pages
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Museum of Science & Art