Results Of Astronomical Observations Made During The Years 1834 5 6 7 8 At The Cape Of Good Hope Being

by John Frederick William Herschel Sir

$8,000 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition · Signed

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1847. First edition, inscribed presentation copy, of Herschel’s greatest astronomical work, inscribed to the Captain of the ship that brought Herschel and his family back from South Africa. This is a monumental survey of the stars of the southern hemisphere, a complement to his father’s survey of the northern celestial hemisphere. Herschel devoted five years to

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