J. B. Biot - Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique - 1805

A superb illustrated edition with numerous plates and 16 folding plates of this ambitious scientific work that outlines the theoretical and practical foundations of astronomy from the early 19th century -

It deals with general phenomena and observation instruments, it develops the theory of the Sun and Moon, and discusses the planets, comets and satellites, with contributions by Laplace on cometary orbits and by Berroyer on gnomonics -

The work also includes studies on measuring heights by barometer, the rectification of meridian telescopes, and the variation of the seconds pendulum with latitude, as well as a treatise on nautical calculations by Rossel -

J. B. Biot - Elementary Treatise of Physical Astronomy - 1805 - First and Second books - Bernard -
XXVIII, 582 pp., (1) f

Good condition of the binding, the work in its half-basane with small antique corners, marbled boards, signs of wear, headpieces, speckled edges, smooth decorated spine, gilt lettering on a red morocco inlay -

Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with numerous plates and 16 folding plates bound at the end of the volume, armorial ex-libris “bibliothèque du Cannet” -

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