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Halley, E.
Regii Tabulae Astronomicae
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Halley, E., Regii Tabulae Astronomicae. Ohne das Frontispiz. London, W. Innys 1749.Ldr. d. Zt. (Rücken restauriert). 4to.Titel, 164 nn. Bll.
Houzeau/Lanc. 12796. - DSB V, 72. - Norman Coll. 494. - Erste Ausgabe, posthum herausgegeben von John Bevis. "This posthumously published astronomical tables include Halley's calculations relating to the so-called 'long inequality' of Jupiter and Saturn, caused by the deacceleration of Saturn and the increasing acceleration of Jupiter. Halley correctly theorized that this phenomenon might be the result of a gravitational attraction between the two planets. The edition also contains the third Latin edition of the Synopsis astronomiae cometicae" (Norman). - Gering gebräunt, nur vereinzelt etw. fleckig. Insges. schönes Exemplar.



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Halley, E.
Regii Tabulae Astronomicae
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