Annuaire pur l'an 1855, par le Bureau de Longitudes. Augmente de Notices Scientifques
Paris: Bachelier, 1855. Hardcover. pp 650. Full morocco binding with fine gilt emblem and decorations on the boards and spine. Notable for a fore-edge painting of the Chinese pagoda and bridge, in St James' Park, London, with a balloon in the sky. The Annual contains extensive data on lunar, meridonal, planet and solar movements, astronomical data, weather, geographical data, agricultural products of regions, populations, and a biography of Jean-Sylvain Bailly by Arago at the end. Bailly was the astronomer and mathematician who presided over the Tennis Court Oath during the French Revolution. Very Good. Item #021047
Price: $795.00 NZD