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Total number of records: 253

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Brotherton Collection46
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Leeds Russian Archive4
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Dupuis (1742-1809)23
Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630)17
Pauquet, Jean Louis Charles13
Pauquet, Jean Louis Charles (1759-1820)13
Triere, Phillipe13
Triere, Phillipe (1756-1815)13
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Auguis, Pierre Rene (1786-1846)10

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Astro-theology or A demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper plates

Derham, W (1657-1735)

1715

With the arms of the Prince of Wales within a wreath on the titlepage. The dedication is to George, Prince of Wales, later George II. With 3 folding plates of the moon and the planets at the end. With...

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The young gentleman's astronomy. Chronology, and dialling, containing such elements of the said arts or sciences, as are most useful and easy to be known

Wells, Edward (1667-1727)

1718

Each part has a special t.p. dated respectively, 1718, 1717, 1717. - Some misnumbering of pages. - Though pagination is not continuous, register is. - Final page contains a catalogue of illustrations....

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Cl. v. Johannis Bainbrigii, astronomiae in celeberrima Academia Oxonensi Professoris Saviliani, Canicularia : una cum demonstratione ortus Sirii heliaci, pro parallelo inferioris Aegypti

Bainbridge, John (1582-1643); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Ulugh Beg (1394-1449)

1648

Table (p. 82-116) in Persian with Latin translation on facing pages. Errata: p. [1] at end.

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An appendix to Astronomia Carolina

Streete, Thomas (1621-1689)

1664

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Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique (v.1)

Biot, Jean-Baptiste (1774-1862); Berroyer, Armand; Laplace, Pierre Simon marquis de (1749-1827); Rossel M. de (1765-1829)

1810-11

Contents: t.1. Phénomènes généraux et moyens d'observations.--t.2. Théorie du soleil. Théorie de la lune.--t.3. Théorie des planètes, des comètes, et des satellites... [plus additions].

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Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique (v.2)

Biot, Jean-Baptiste (1774-1862); Berroyer, Armand; Laplace, Pierre Simon marquis de (1749-1827); Rossel M. de (1765-1829)

1810-11

Contents: t.1. Phénomènes généraux et moyens d'observations.--t.2. Théorie du soleil. Théorie de la lune.--t.3. Théorie des planètes, des comètes, et des satellites... [plus additions].

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Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique (v.3)

Biot, Jean-Baptiste (1774-1862); Berroyer, Armand; Laplace, Pierre Simon marquis de (1749-1827); Rossel M. de (1765-1829)

1810-11

Contents: t.1. Phénomènes généraux et moyens d'observations.--t.2. Théorie du soleil. Théorie de la lune.--t.3. Théorie des planètes, des comètes, et des satellites... [plus additions].

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An historical survey of the astronomy of the ancients

Lewis, Sir George Cornewall (1806-1863)

1862

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mahometis Albatenii De scientia stellarum liber cum aliquot additionibus Joannis Regiomontani ex bibliotheca Vaticana transcriptus

Albategnius (929); Regiomontanus, Johannes (1436-1476); Ugulottus, Bernardinus

1645

Half title: Albategnius de numeris stellarum et motibus. Engraved title page. Imprint from colophon. Errata on p. [1]-[2] at end.

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