Amédée Guillemin - Les Nébuleuses, Notions d'astronomie sidérales - 1889

Charming illustrated edition of this popular science work dedicated to diffuse celestial objects and the large observable structures of the universe at the end of the 19th century.

Guillemin, a renowned popularizer of science, compiles contemporary knowledge about the nature of nebulae, their classification, shapes, and sizes, based on observations by great astronomers and advances in optical instruments.

The work describes planetary, spiral, and irregular nebulae, linking them to questions of stellar formation and cosmic structure, while emphasizing the still uncertain hypotheses of the time.

Amédée Guillemin - The Nebulae, Notions of Sidereal Astronomy - 1889 - Hachette et Cie
212 pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its red half-leather edition, marbled boards, slight signs of wear, rubbed corners, marbled edges, spine with raised bands beautifully decorated, titling and author's name gilded.

Good interior condition, scattered foxing, work enriched with 66 wood-engraved illustrations, marbled endpapers.

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