Saturn and Its System: Containing Discussions of the Motions (Real and Apparent) and Telescopic Appearance of the Planet Saturn, Its Satellites, and Rings;

Proctor, Richard A.

Published by Longmans, Green , Longman, Roberts, & Green, London, 1865

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252pp.+24pp.adverts; HB blue w/gilt--Library Binding--"The Library of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers' ink stamps, endpapers&intermittent pgs.; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; some lt.fox, some pencil & some sml.tears, otherwise clean,tight pgs. Title continues: " the nature of the rings; the 'great inequality' of Saturn and Jupiter; and the habitabiity of Saturn. To which are appended notes on Chaldĉan astronomy, LaPlace's nebular theory, and the habitability of the Moon; a series of tables with explanatory notes, and explanations of astronomical terms. Illustrated by fourteen engravings in steel and copper.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Saturn and Its System: Containing Discussions of the Motions (Real and Apparent) and Telescopic Appearance of the Planet Saturn, Its Satellites, and Rings
• Publisher: Longmans, Green , Longman, Roberts, & Green, London
• Publication Date: 1865
• Binding: Hard Cover-Library Binding
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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