BAYER Julian
POPULAR ASTRONOMY
Warsaw 1861, W Drukarni Banku Polskiego, pp [6], V, [3], 287, [25], 14x20 cm, woodcut board, sky map (fold-out), numerous woodcuts in the text
HARDCOVER SEMI LEATHER BINDING OF THE PERIOD
A richly illustrated popular lecture on astronomy compiled by Julian Bayer (1806-1872) - mathematician and statistician. The work consists of three main parts: Preparing for a trip into the sky, Describing the solar world (here, among other things: the Sun, Earth, Moon, Planetoids, Comets), Describing the starry sky. At the end "Dimensions of the solar world and other celestial bodies". In front of the text a woodcut depicting Nicolaus Copernicus surrounded by Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe, among others.
DB condition/ damaged binding, edge rubbing, ex librisy
