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Dictionnaire D'Astronomie de Physique et de Météorologie
by Jéhan, Louis-François
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Paris: J.P.Migne, 1864 Hard cover, large 8vo., 780pp, numbered 1-1560 with each page having two numbers. Quarto (7" x 10 ⅝"). In green boards with paper label to spine. Condition: Very Good Minus, with some wear to the edges of the covers. *** Louis-François Jéhan (1803-1871) was a French writer of popular science books. This work includes a dictionary of terms used in astronomy, physics and meteorology, as well as some additional notes and observations by the author. The text goes into some detail on the subject matter, including contemporary discoveries. e.g. there are copious notes on electricity and its properties. In French.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8628
- Title
- Dictionnaire D'Astronomie de Physique et de Météorologie
- Author
- Jéhan, Louis-François
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.P.Migne
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1864
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