M. Maraldi - Connoissance des temps pour l'année 1742 au...

Rare edition of this work which belongs to the tradition of the great astronomical publications intended to provide scholars, sailors, geographers and sky observers with the data necessary for their work - La Connoissance des temps is a French scientific periodical founded at the end of the 17th century, which gathers astronomical calculations established for a determined year in order to enable the prediction and verification of the main celestial phenomena - The 1742 edition sits in a period when astronomy is making significant progress thanks to the improvement of observation instruments, the increasing precision of mathematical tables and the development of methods for calculating the movements of the heavens - M. Maraldi - Connoissance des temps for the year 1742 at the Paris meridian - 1742 - L'Imprimerie Royale - 212 Pages. Good condition of the binding, work in its full brown calf leather of the period, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, capitals and corners worn, red edges, spine with raised bands ornamented, gilding on the inlaid piece of morocco - Good interior condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, framed text, ink annotations, work enriched with numerous tables, a superb frontispiece and a fine folding plate engraved, marbled endpapers in correct state, a pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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