Plain Astronomy. Manuscript volume of notes on practical astronomy and mathematics

by Anon

$5,000 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

N.p. N.p., ca. 1780 . A fascinating manual of astronomy, particularly as it relates to the form of the motions of the heavens, dating from the period 1780-1825, probably from the beginning of that range. It is in a single hand with the exception of one page , though with some variations indicating that different parts of the MS were written at different times. The MS could have been prepared for personal use or as part

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