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292 - [LE VERRIER (Urbain)]. BIOT (Jean-Baptiste). On the planet d…
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[LE VERRIER (Urbain)]. BIOT (Jean-Baptiste). On the planet discovered by M. Le Verrier, as a consequence of the theory of attraction. Journal des savants, October 1846-March 1847. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1846-1847. In-8, half-chagrin with corners, spine gilt, gilt head First edition of this account of the discovery of the planet Neptune by mathematical calculation, prior to its observation, by the French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier, the results of which were published at the end of August 1846. HL, II, 1475.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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