Addresses at the Complimentary Dinner to Dr. Benjamin Apthorp Gould

by Benjamin Apthorp Gould

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Lynn, Mass. press of Thos. P. Nichols, 1885. 8vo, pp. 40; original green printed wrappers; staple-bound; fine. Technically an octavo in 1/2. Benjamin Apthorp Gould 1824-1896 was an American astronomer known for establishing the Astronomical Journal and founding the Argentine National Observatory. This dinner address was delivered after returning from research in South America. Among those in attendance were Oliver Wendell Holmes, Francis Parkman, Thomas B.

• Binding: Wrappers

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