THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH MADE EASY : OR, THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOGRAPHY EXPLAIN'D BY THE USE OF GLOBES AND MAPS
por WATTS, Isaac, 1674-1748 :
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Veja a descrição
- Livreiro
-
London, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London : for J. Clark & R. Hett; E. Matthews, and R. Ford, 1726. First edition. A popular and much reprinted text, with very clear expositions and worked examples of the problems and principles, intended to lead on "to the higher speculations of the great Sir Isaac Newton and his followers". Dedicated to John Eames (1686-1744), recently elected to the Royal Society on Newton's recommendation and himself a serious scholar of physics. "The same perspicuity of thought and ease of expression which distinguish his other works running through the whole of this, I don't question but the world will meet with equal pleasure and satisfaction in the perusal" (from Eames's preface). Watts was perhaps better known as a hymn-writer, but was also the author of such works as "Logic, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth" (1724), which became the standard text on logic at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale. Post 8vo (196mm x 16mm), [2](xiv),(220)[xii]pp. Title-page in red and black, six folding plates. Contemporary full calf, silk headbands; rebacked, labelled, banded and gilt to style; sprinkled edges; some light wear; neat repair to title-page, not affecting lettering; some occasional internal marking and spotting; small ink stain to fore-edge but a good, sound and attractive copy of an important and accomplished work, particularly good on the use of maps and globes.
Avaliações
(Entrar ou Criar uma conta primeiro!)
Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 46082
- Título
- THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH MADE EASY : OR, THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOGRAPHY EXPLAIN'D BY THE USE OF GLOBES AND MAPS …
- Autor
- WATTS, Isaac, 1674-1748 :
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- London : for J. Clark & R. Hett; E. Matthews, and R. Ford, 1726.
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Astronomy, Maps,
Termos da venda
Ash Rare Books
All transactions covered by the ABA Code of Good Practice - the most stringent Code of all. Returns allowed on any reasonable grounds.
Sobre o Vendedor
Ash Rare Books
Sobre Ash Rare Books
Glossário
Alguns termos que podem ser usados ??nesta descrição incluem:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...