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272 - [HERSCHEL (John). [On the Proper Motion of the Sun and Solar…
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[HERSCHEL (John). [On the Proper Motion of the Sun and Solar System.] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Vol. LXXIII. For the year 1783. Part I. London, Lockyer Davis and Peter Elmsly, 1783. In-4, fawn half-basin with corners, spine decorated (pastiche binding). First publication of Herschel's famous article in which he describes his discovery of the motion of the Sun and the solar system as a whole. It includes 3 folding plates. "Between 1780 and 1821, Sir Herschel produced some seventy papers, mostly published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. These were the results of his astronomical observations which have earned him the title of 'Farther of sidereal astronomy'. The present paper is one of the most important in the series. (PMM). Minor foxing and dampstaining. Lalande, 587 - PMM, n°227 - Norman, n°1059.
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