Théorie du Mouvement de la Lune

by Giovanni Plana

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First edition

Three vols. Large thick 4to, cont. green calf joints neatly repaired , single gilt fillet round sides, sides stamped in blind with blind arabesque in center of each cover, spines gilt. Torino: Imprimerie Royale, 1832. First edition, Plana’s own set with manuscript notes tipped-in, of the author’s most important work. Plana 1781-1864 , who studied under Lagrange and was a close friend of Stendhal, was professor of astronomy at the University of

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