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A Treatise on Astronomy, Descriptive, Physical, and Practical.
by ROBINSON, H.N
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Albany: Erastus H. Pease & Co., 82 State Street, 1850. 21.5 cm x 13.5 cm, rebound in blue cloth, pp. ix, 302, 1-52 (tables); diagrams throughout. With the bookplate and signature of Canadian astrophysicist Arthur E. Covington, the pioneer of solar radio astronomy in Canada. Title page with another previous owner's rubber-stamped name, title, and address, light staining and tide-lines throughout text block, else good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11898
- Title
- A Treatise on Astronomy, Descriptive, Physical, and Practical.
- Author
- ROBINSON, H.N
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Albany: Erastus H. Pease & Co., 82 State Street, 1850.
- Keywords
- SCIENCE; ARTHUR E. COVINGTON; SOLAR RADIO ASTRONOMY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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