Reception of Benjamin A. Gould

by his fellow-citizens of Boston and vicinity June 22, 1874 by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

$75 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Boston: printed by Rand, Avery, and Company, 1874. 8vo, pp. 32; original printed terracotta wrappers; 2 or 3 small chips; very good. Gould 1824-1896 was an American astronomer famous for having founded the Argentine National Observatory for which this reception in Boston was meant to honor. With an introductory address by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. and a lengthier one on the Argentine Observatory and astronomy in general by Gould. BAL 4477. Item #58295

• Binding: Wrappers

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