Rare 1st ed 1877 Le Verriere Extract commemorating his death with Neptune orbits

by Le Verriere

$74 · Offered by eBay

First edition

This is a historical Astronomy original 1877 full issue of Comptes Rendus. It was issued to commemorate the death of Le Verrier who discovered Neptune by virtue of his orbital predictions of where a new planet should be. This article contains some of his Neptune orbital data and is a tribute to his death. Very scarce document. It's a full issue of the periodical but short p725-p732. The document is tender from age but complete. It has two pinholes for binding thread which is not present now. Page have toning and some foxing as shown. No Major tears but the right page ends have some curl and damage as seen. A wonderful piece of history. It would make a good frame piece for an Astronomy collection as Le Verrier was a major figure. Graded "Near Good" when purchased but take a good look because I see grades vary a lot when viewing these old paper docs. I would call it acceptable. See photos for condition. I never use stock photos. All items listed are in stock ready for shipping. I ship often usually next day. I use secure packaging for books not mailers or bags. Everything I sell comes with a 30 day no questions asked return option. My auctions are set up to only ship to the continental U.S.A. Inquire about costs if your not in the contiguous 48 states. I will ship overseas but costs are high and I want to confirm that with the customer first. I work on Foundational Quantum Mechanics and will be listing a lot of Physics, Math and collectible science books as well as some nice ep

• Publisher: De L'Academie Des Sciences
• Year: 1877
• Binding: Wrappers
• Condition: Fair

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