Liber Astronomiae Antiquus
La Terre et la Lune

La Terre et la Lune

AuthorPierre Puiseux
Year1908
Book languageFrench
Condition Fine
250 €

Description

176 pages, 2 maps, 24 plates. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1908. Period half-percaline bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilded flower, crimson title piece, original covers preserved, 2 maps and 24 astronomical plates. Numerous figures in text. This work is part of the collection titled "New Studies in Astronomy", directed by Ch. André and P. Puiseux. Pierre Puiseux (1855-1928), astronomer at the Paris Observatory, was a great specialist in the moon.