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The wonders of the heavens : being a popular view of astronomy, including a full illustration of the mechanism of the heavens ; embracing the sun, moon, and starsThe wonders of the heavens : ǂb being a popular view of astronomy, including a full illustration of the mechanism of the heavens, embracing the sun, moon, and stars, with descriptions of the planets, comets, fixed stars, double stars, the constellations, the galaxy or Milky-Way, the zodiacal light, aurora borealis or northern lights, meteors, clouds, falling stars, aërolites, &c. / by Duncan Bradford.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bradford, Duncan.
Contributor:
Russell, John B., 1802?-1891., Publisher.
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Copyright holder.
Boynton, George W., -1884., Engraver.
Archer, James,., Engraver.
Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862., Donor.
American Stationers' Company., Publisher.
Folsom, Wells, and Thurston., Printer.
American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Astronomy.
Physical Description:
371 p. : ill., plates ; 34 cm.
Place of Publication:
Boston : American Stationers Co. John B. Russell., 1837.
Notes:
Copyright 1837 by Samuel G. Goodrich.
"Cambridge: Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, printers to the university."--T.p. verso.
Folded, colored plates signed: G.W. Boynton sc. Some of the remaining plates signed: J. Archer sc.
With an added illustrated title page.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Samuel Breck (1771-1862): Books From the Library of a Philadelphia Francophile," at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2013-14.
Athenaeum copy: Breck bequest.
Cited in:
Checklist Amer. imprints 43390
OCLC:
421974

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