INVESTIGATION OF CORRECTIONS TO HANSEN'S TABLES OF THE MOON: WITH TABLES FOR THEIR APPLICATION
by Newcomb, Simon
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. Forming Part III of Papers Published by the Commission on the Transit of Venus. "When the problem of utilizing the observations of occultations at the several Transit of Venus stations, so as to determine the longitudes of those stations with all attainable accuracy, was presented to the Commission on the Transit of Venus, it was found necessary to make a careful determination of the errors of the lunar ephemeris before an entirely satisfactory solution of the problem could be attempted." 52 pp. Blue paper wraps with string-tie binding. Covers are significantly worn. Front cover separated, lower right corner is torn and missing, chipping and tears to other edges and corners, water damage and soiling, ink spots and dirt smudges. Ex. lib stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover. Interior pages have water staining/damage to edges, top right corner has evidence of bug damage, minor chipping and creasing to corners. Text is crisp and easily legible. Document in Fair to Good- condition. . Paper Covers. Good-. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4". Astronomy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002791
- Title
- INVESTIGATION OF CORRECTIONS TO HANSEN'S TABLES OF THE MOON: WITH TABLES FOR THEIR APPLICATION
- Author
- Newcomb, Simon
- Illustrator
- Tables
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Astronomy, Government Document, Moon, Simon Newcomb
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy; U.S. Government Document;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 9" x 11 3/4"
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....