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ASSYRIA.

GEOGRAPHY, VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

AINSWORTH, (W. F.)

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Researches in Babylonia, Assyria, &c. 8vo,
London, 1838

BUCKINGHAM, (J. S.) Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, &c. 2d

edit., 2 vols. 8vo.

FRAZER, (J. B.) Mesopotamia and Assyria. 12mo, 5s.

(Edin. Cab. Lib'y.)

London, 1830

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MONUMENT DE NINEVE, découvert et décrit par Botta: mesuré et
dessiné par Flandin. Ouvrage publié par ordre du Gouvernement, sous les
auspices du Ministre de l'intérieur.
Paris, 1847

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RENNELL, (JAS.) An Investigation of the Currents of the Atlantic Ocean, and of those which prevail between the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic. 8vo. London, 1832

CHARTS OF.

RENNELL, (JAS.) Four Charts of the prevalent Currents of the Atlantic
Ocean. Atlas folio.
London, 1832

In JOHNSTON'S Physical Atlas is an excellent Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, upon
which is depicted an immense amount of curious information.

ASTRONOMY.

I. HISTORY-II. GENERAL TREATISES.-III. ATLASES, MAPS, &c.-IV. TABLES, OBSERVATIONS.-V. CATALOGUES. VI. ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

LALANDE, (J. J.) Bibliographie Astronomique, avec l'Histoire de l'Astronomie depuis
1781 jusqu'à 1802. 4to, £1 108.
Paris, 1803

CATALOGUE of the Scientific Books in the Library of the Royal Society of London. Evo.
YOUNG'S Lectures on Natural Philosophy, ed. 1845.

I. HISTORY.

ROTHMAN, (R. W.) History of Astronomy. 8vo.
WHEWELL, (W.) History of the Inductive Sciences.

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London, 1839

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2d edit., 3 vols. London, 1847

LAPLACE, (P. S.) Precis de l'histoire de l'astronomie. 1 vol. 8vo, 38. 6d.

Paris, 1821

I. HISTORY.-(Continued.)

BAILLY, (J. S.) Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne depuis son origine jusqu'à l'établissement de l'Ecole d'Alexandrie, 4to.

Paris, 1781

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Paris, 1785

Hist. de l'astronomie ancienne et moderne, dans laquelle ou a conservé le texte en supprimant les détails scientifiques, &c., peu utiles aux élèves auxquels ce livre est destinié, (par Victor Comeyras). 2 vols, 8vo.

Paris, 1805
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added 1st. Hindu Tables of Equations; 2d. Remarks on the Chinese
Astronomy; 3d. Translation of certain hieroglyphics called the Zodiacs
of Dendera. 8vo, 158.
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Hist. de l'astro. du moyen age. 4to, 25f.
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These six volumes of Delambre's Histoire contain copious extracts of all the princi pal works which have been published on the subject of Astronomy, interspersed with much enlightened criticism.

BIOT, (J. B.) Recherches sur plusieurs points d'astronomie égyptiennes appliquées aux monuments astronomiques trouvés en Egypte. 8vo, 10s.

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SCHAUBACH. Geschichte der greichischen Astronomie.

II. GENERAL TREATISES.

Leipzig, 1833
Gott., 1802

HERSCHELL, (J. F. W.) Treatise on Astronomy. 12mo, 6s.

NARRIEN, (J.) Practical Astronomy and Geodesy:
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ARAGO, (M.) Popular Lectures on Astronomy. 8vo.
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London, 1843

DICK, (T.) The Practical Astronomer, comprising illustrations of Light
and Colour. Practical Descriptions of all kinds of Telescopes, and other
Astronomical Instruments; a particular Account of the Earl of Rosse's
large Telescopes, and other topics connected with Astronomy. 12mo,
100 eng., 108. 6d.
London, 1845
SMYTH, (W. H.) A Cycle of Celestial Objects, for the Use of Naval,
Military, and Private Astronomers. Observed, reduced, and discussed. 2
vols. 8vo, £2 28.
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RAPER, (HY.) The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy. 8vo.

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BIOT. Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique. 3e edition entièrement refondue. 4 vols. 8vo, avec 4 Atlas in 4to, f.50.

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WHEWELL, (W.) Astronomy and General Physics considered with re-
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London, 1847
PEARSON, (W.) An Introduction to Practical Astronomy. 2 vols. 4to,
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London, 1824-1829
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systematique de toutes les notions de philosophie astronomique, soit scien-
tifique, soit logiques, qui doivent devenir universellement familières. 8vo.
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Wien, 1821-26
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LALANDE, (J. J.) Astronomie. 3 vols. 4to.
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Paris, 1835

Traité de mécanique céleste. 2 ed. 1829-30 (pour Vols. I, II) 1803 et 5 (Vols. III, IV) et 1825. 5 vols. 4to, f.150. Paris.

Mécanique céleste; translated with a Commentary, by N. Bowditch. 4 vols. 4to. Boston, 1829-39

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BERNOULLY, (D.) Recherches physiques et astronomiques sur la cause
physique de l'inclination des plans des orbites des planètes par rapport au
plan de l'equateur. 2nd edn. 4to, f.12.
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LE VERRYER, (U. J.) Mémoire sur les variations séculaires des éléments
des orbites pour les sept planètes principales. Mercure, Vénus, la Terre,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturne et Uranus. 8vo, f.3 50.
Paris, 1844

Développements sur plusiers points de la Théorie des perturbations des planètes. 8vo.

(Connaissance de Temps pour

1844.)*

Théorie de mouvement de Mercure. 8vo.

(Connaissance de Temps pour 1847.)

Recherches sur les mouvements d'Uranus. 8vo.

Recherches sur les mouvements de la planète Herschell. 8vo.

(Connaissance de Temps pour 1849.)

1841

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1846

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MOON.

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8vo.

Camb., 1831
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Vols. I.-XV. 4to. London. Monthly Notices of Ditto. 8vo. Lond., 1831-46.
CONNAISSANCE DES TEMPS, in 12mo. and 8vo.
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Sphere. 8vo, 58.
London, 1836
JEANS, (H. W.) Rules in Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: with nu-
merous Examples and Problems. 3s. 6d. .
London, 1843

Solutions of the Astronomical and other Problems in the above volume; designed as an Introduction to Nautical Astronomy. 3s. 6d. «

Rules for finding the Names and Positions of all the Stars of the First and Second Magnitude. Royal 8vo, 3s. 6d. London, 1845

BLUNT, (C. F.) The Beauty of the Heavens. 4to, plates, 288.

London, 1845

ARAGO, (M.) The Comet. Scientific Notices of Comets in general, &c.,
translated from the French by C. Gold. 8vo, 48.
London, 1833
RÜMKER, (C.) Mittlere Oerter von 12000 Fix-Sternen für den Anfang
von 1836. 2 parts, 4to, 24s.
Hamb., 1843-45

BODE, (J. E.) Anleitung zur Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels. Edid.
Enko Bremiker. 10th edn., 8vo.

Berlin, 1844

BEER, (W.) & MÄDLER, (J. H.) Der Mond nach seinen komischen u. individuellen Verhältniss. od. allgemeine vergleichende Selenographie. 2 vols. 4to. Berlin, 1837

HAUSEN, (P. A.) Fundumenta nova investigat orbit. veræ quam Luna perlustrat. 4to.

Goth., 1838

BEER, (W.) & MÄDLER, (J. H.) Map of the Moon: Mappa Selenographica. 4 sheets, folio.

III. ATLASSES, MAPS.

Berlin, 1836

LUBBOCK, (J. W.) Six Maps of the Stars, including those of the Sixth Magnitude, laid down according to the Gnomonic Projection. In size 25 inches square. Plain, 158.

With the Constellations coloured, 218.

London.

The same on a smaller scale, 14 inches by 14, 38. ; cold., 4s. 6d.
(See DE MORGAN on Gnomonic Projection.)

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WYLD, (J.) Map of the Stars and Phenomena of the Universe. London.
SCHWINCK, (G.) Mappa Coelestis, sive tabulæ quinque inerrantium sep-
timum ordinem non excedentium et usque ad XXX gradum decl. austr.
pertinentium, quas pro medio seculo XIX stereographice construxit. Imp.
folio, £1 78.
Leipzig, 1844
ARGELANDER, (D. F.) Neue Uranometrie. Darstellung der im mittlern
Europa sichtbaren Sterne. Sternverzeichniss. folio (17 maps) with cata-
logue. 8vo, 168.
Berlin, 1843
DIEN, (C.) Atlas des phénomènes célestes, donnant le tracé des mouve-
ments apparents des planètes. 4to, f.16.
Paris, 1843

IV. TABLES, OBSERVATIONS, &c.

MAURY, (M. F.) Astronomical Observations made during the year 1845, at the Naval Observatory, Washington. 8vo, vol. I. Washington, 1846

IV. TABLES, OBSERVATIONS, &c.-(Continued.)

JOHNSON, (M. J.) Astronomical Observations made at the Radcliffe
Observatory, Oxford, in the years 1840, 1843. Vols. I-IV., roy. 8vo,
each 168.
Oxford, 1843-45
HERSCHELL, (J. F. W.) Observations in the Southern Hemisphere. 4to.
London, 1847

ARGELANDER, (F. W. A.) Astronomische Beobachtungen auf der
Sternwarte zu Bonn. Vol. 1, Durchmusterung d. Nordl. Himmels, zw.
45 u. Grad der Declination, in d. Jähren 1841-44. 4to, 18s. Bonn, 1846
BESSEL, (F. W.) Astronom. Beobachtungen auf der königlichen Univer-
sitäts-Sternwarte in Konigsberg, von 12 Nov., 1813,- vols. fol.

Konigsberg, 1813. Regiom., 1840-4 ab 1750 usque ad

Astronomische Untersuchungen. Vol. I., II., 4to.
Tabula Regiomont. reduct. observat. astronom.
1850. 8vo.
SCHUMACHER, (H. C.) Astronomische Nachrichten. Vols. 1-22, 4to.

Regiom., 1840

Altona, 1823-44

1845

Sammlung von Hülfstafeln. 8vo.
LITTROW, (J. J.) Annalen der k. Sternwarte in Wien. 12 vols. folio,
per vol. 148. 6d.
Wien, 1813-30

V. CATALOGUES OF STARS.

BAILY, (F.) On the Construction and Use of some new Tables for determining the Places of nearly 3000 Fixed Stars in Vol. II. of Memoirs of the Roy. Astron. Society of London.

1826

Catalogue of the Fixed Stars of the Brit. Association for the Advan. of Science, being an Enlargement of the Astron. Society's Cat. of 1827. sm. folio, 63s. London, 1845 FLAMSTEED, (REV. JOHN.) An account of, to which is added his British Catalogue of Stars, corrected and enlarged, by F. Baily. 4to.

.

London, 1835 GREENWICH OBSERVATORY. A Catalogue of one thousand one hundred and twelve stars, etc. London, 1833

4to.

See also the Catalogues of GROOMBRIDGE, JOHNSON, RICHARDSON, STRUVE'S
Dorpat Cat., BESSEL'S Zone Obser.

VI. ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS.

ABOUL HHASSAN ALI. Traité des instruments astronomiques des
Arabes; traduit de l'Arabe sur le MSS. par J. J. Sédillot. 2 vols. 4to,
f.27.
Paris, 1835
SÉDILLOT, (L. A.) Mémoires sur les instruments astronomiques des
Arabes. 4to.
Paris, 1841

ATHENS.

See the various Treatises on Practical Astronomy. BREWSTER'S Optics; PRICH-
ARD'S Optical Instruments in Lib. Usef. Knowl.; YOUNG's Lectures on Natural
Philosophy, ed. 1845.

TOPOGRAPHY, ANTIQUITIES, &c.

WILKINS, (W.) Remarks on Topography and Buildings of Athens. 8vo.

.

London, 1816

London, 1841

LEAKE, (W. W.) Topography of Athens; with some remarks upon its
antiquities. 2nd edn. 2 vols. 8vo, £1 10s.
WORDSWORTH, (Rev. Dr. C.) Athens and Attica: Journal of a Resi-
dence there. 8vo, 12s.

London, 1836