Report on the history of the discovery of Neptune

by Benjamin Apthorp Gould

$75 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Washington City: published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1850. First edition, 8vo, pp. 56; removed from binding, wrappers wanting, else very good. Benjamin Apthorp Gould 1824-1896 was an American astronomer and founder of the Astronomical Journal. He made many significant discoveries within his lifetime that helped expand the scientific field of astronomy within the United States. Item #56329

• Binding: Wrappers

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