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‎The Years‎

‎Observations of the apparent distances and positions of 458 double and triple Stars, made in the Years 1823, 1824, and 1825" together with a re-examination of 36 Stars of the samer description, the distances and positions of which were communicated in...‎

‎London, W. Nicol, 1826. 4to. ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1826 - Part I. With titlepage to Part I. (2),391,,XVIII pp. Titlepage with a stamp on verso. A faint brownspots to p. 1. One leaf a bit creased.‎

‎First printing of South's second large star catalogue of the distances and positions of double and triple stars.""Double stars, essentially discovered by Wiiliam Herschel, were of great interest throughout the nineteenth century—new ones being found and position measurements made more precise with each improvement in telescope construction. South, working with John Herschel during the years 1821–1823. reobserved the double stars charted originally by William Herschel, mainly for the purpose of detecting position changes. Their observations helped verify the newly recognized orbital motion of these neighboring stars. Their resulting catalog of 380 double stars, presented to the Royal Society in 1824, earned them the gold medal of the Astronomical Society and the grand prize of the Institut de France. For his second catalog of double stars, two years later, South was awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society.""(DSB).‎

‎Yakobson R. Bogatyrev P. Slavic philology in Russia during the years of war and ‎

‎Yakobson R. Bogatyrev P. Slavic philology in Russia during the years of war and revolution. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Yakobson R. Bogatyrev P. Slavyanskaya filologiya v Rossii za gody voyny i revolyutsii.In these circumstances the review of Yakobson and Bogatyrev cannot but be helpful to those Western philologists whose work is connected with the destinies and achievements of Russian philological science. This review gives them guidance helps them to understand the scientific developments in Russia over the years not to mention the factual information they will find in the review in abundance. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb55a37093436e6b3d‎

‎List of Seeds Collected in the Royal Botanic garden, Edinburgh, during the years 1888 until 1921.‎

‎1888-1921 ca. 1500 p., bound in three cloth volumes (with red labels) with all original printed covers bound in. Notes of the Royal Botanic garden, Edingburgh. Scarce.Interesting and well bound series of seed catalogues, complete run for the years indicated, except for 1899 when (according to a bound in note) no list was issued, also during the years of the war 1914-1918 no lists of seeds were published.‎

‎Alexine A. Turning Over the Years: A Book of Memories. In Russian (ask us if in ‎

‎Alexine A. Turning Over the Years: A Book of Memories. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Aleksin A. Perelistyvaya gody: Kniga vospominaniy. Alexine A. Turning Over the Years: A Book of Memories. 1997 We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbffb017b017d0a625‎

‎Observations upon the Marine Barometer, made during the Examination of the Coasts of New Holland and New South Wales, in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803. Read March 27, 1806. - [THE NAMING OF AUSTRALIA.]‎

‎London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1806. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1806 - Part II. Pp. 239-268. Having also the titlepage to the volume (Part II, 1806). A faint bit of soiling to outer right margin of the first 2 leaves, otherwise clean and wide-margined.‎

‎First printing of this important paper relating Flinder's observations on the ship ""Investigator"" when exploring the coast of Australia. IN THE PAPER THE NAME ""AUSTRALIA"" APPEARS PROBABLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SCIENTIFIC MEMOIR (p. 247).The name Australia was popularised by Matthew Flinders, who pushed for the name to be formally adopted as early as 1804. When preparing his manuscript and charts for his 1814 A Voyage to Terra Australis, he was persuaded by his patron, Sir Joseph Banks, to use the term Terra Australis as this was the name most familiar to the public. Flinders did so, but allowed himself the footnote:""Had I permitted myself any innovation on the original term, it would have been to convert it to Australia"" as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth."" In the paper offered he used the name ""Australia"" as early as 1806.""Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 - 19 July 1814) was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been known as New Holland. He survived shipwreck and disaster only to be imprisoned for violating the terms of his scientific passport by changing ships and carrying prohibited papers. He identified and corrected the effect upon compass readings of iron components and equipment on board wooden ships and he wrote what may be the first work on early Australian exploration A Voyage to Terra Australis.""(Wikepedia)‎