"M. Warren de la Rue met sous les yeux de l'Academie une double epreuve de l'image de la lune obtenue le 22 fevrier a 9h 5m (1), et donne, sur la maniere dont a ete obtenue cette image, les details contenus dans la Note suivaante" in : Comptes Rendus.de l'Academie des Sciences
Published by Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1863
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Seller: JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.JF Ptak Science Books
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De la Rue, Warren. "M. Warren de la Rue met sous les yeux de l'Academie une double epreuve de l'image de la lune obtenue le 22 fevrier a 9h 5m (1), et donne, sur la maniere dont a ete obtenue cette image, les details contenus dans la Note suivaante" in In: Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, vol 57 #17, 26 October 1863, pp 681-711 with the de la Rue on pp 694-5. Full weekly issue extracted from a larger bound volume, complete in itself and intact. [++] "Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Warren de la Rue's interest in astronomy led to his involvement with photography. In 1853 De La Rue first attempted to photograph the moon; four years later he made stereographs of it. During an expedition to Spain to view a total solar eclipse on July 18, 1860, he made photographs of the event. He continued his investigation into celestial photography throughout the 1860s, publishing and lecturing on the subject."--J. Paul Getty Museum.
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- "M. Warren de la Rue met sous les yeux de l'Academie une double epreuve de l'image de la lune obtenue le 22 fevrier a 9h 5m (1), et donne, sur la maniere dont a ete obtenue cette image, les details contenus dans la Note suivaante" in : Comptes Rendus.de l'Academie des Sciences
- Author
- De la Rue, Warren.
- Publisher
- Gauthier-Villars, Paris
- Publication year
- 1863
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
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JF Ptak Science Books
Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 28, 2016
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We have been in business since 1985--including a store in Georgetown, D.C. from 1985-2002--specializing in significant and hard-to-find works in modern (say, after 1850) physics, math, astronomy, and technology, and other bits and bobs. Shipping notice for overseas parcels: customs, VAT, and all other shipping fees and add-ons are the responsibility of the buyer.
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