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1880 HEBSCHEL (Sir John Frederick William, F.R.S.) ACCOUNT of a Series of OBSERVATIONS 



in the Summer of 1825 for DETERMINING* the DIFFERENCE of the MERIDIANS of the Koyal 



Observatories of GREENWICH and PARIS, roy. 4to. (pp. 50), sewn, 25 Qd 1826 



1881 ADDRESS at a SPECIAL MKETING of the ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of LONDON, April 11^ 



1827, on presenting the Honorary Medals to F. Baily, Esq., Lieut. W. S. Stratford, R.N., and Col* 

 Mark Beaufoy, roy. 4to. (pp. 14), seivn, 2s [1827] 



1882 - On CIRCULATING FUNCTIONS, and on the Integration of a Class of Equations of Finite 

 Differences into which they enter as Coefficients, roy. 4to. (pp. 25), sewn, 4s 1815 



1883 - COLLECTION of EXAMPLES of the APPLICATION of the CALCULUS of FINITE DIFFER- 

 ENCES, 8vo. sewn, 5s Cambridge, 1820 



1884 - ANOTHER COPY, with EXAMPLES of the SOLUTIONS of FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS, by 

 CHARLES BABBAGE, F.R.S., plate, 2 vols. Svo. in 1, boards, 8s Ql 1820 



Sir John Herschel's first publication in book-form, and 'one of the most charming mathematical works tver written '. 

 Prof. Ta.it. See PEACOCK, post. 



1885 - ESSAYS from the EDINBURGH and QUARTERLY REVIEWS, with ADDRESSES and other 

 Pieces, thick Svo. cl., uncut (scarce], 105 Qd 1857 



Including reviews of Mary Somerville's ' Mechanism of the Heavens ', Bow-ditch's translation of Laplace's ' Mecanique 

 Celeste ', and Dr. Whewell's ' On the Inductive Sciences ', Terrestrial Magnetism, Addresses to the R. Astronomical Soe., 

 Translations from the German of Schiller and Biirger, and original poetry. 



1886 - ANOTHER COPY, calf extra, g. e., with auto, inscr. (see below), IQs 



1 Mrs. Cameron with best wishes from her faithfully attached friend, the Author. J. F. W. HERHCHEL '. Inscr. piisted 

 en fly lev f. 



1887 - - FAMILIAR LECTURES on SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS, diagrams, thick post Svo. cl., 5s 1866 or '7 



'A delightful book'. Miss Agnes M. Clerke, It contains lectures on earthquakes and volcanos, the sun, comets, 

 weather and weather prophets, celestial measurings and weighings, a ad on light. 



1888 - - MANUAL of SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY for OFFICERS in H. M.'s NAVY and Travellers in 

 General ; 3rd Ed. by ROBERT MAIN, pr., P.R.A.S., woodcuts, and 2 maps, thick post Svo. cl., or, 

 calf, 45 1859 



Containing contributions by Charles Darwin, Sir G. B. Airy, Dr. Whewell, Gen. Sabine, J. C. Prichard, M.D., Sir 

 Richard Owen, Sir William Hooker, etc. 



1889 - METEOROLOGY, 2nd Ed., 3 plates, and diagrams, post Svo. cl., 3s Qd Edin., 1862 



' He gave the earliest discussion of the influence on climate of the earth's orbital eccentricity '.Miss A. M. CUrke. 



1890 - - On a NEW METHOD of COMPUTING OCCULTATIONS of the FIXED STARS, royi 4to. (pp. 6), 

 sewn, 2s Qd 1824 



1891 - OUTLINES of ASTRONOMY, first edition, with 6 plates, and numerous diagrams, Svo. cL, 

 uncut, 5s 1849 



1892 - SECOND EDITION, with G plates, and diagrams, Svo. cl., 3s Qd 1849 



THIRD EDITION, with 6 plates, and diagrams, Svo. /if. caJf, 3s 1850 



1894 - - FOURTH EDITION, with 6 plates, and diagrams, Svo. cl., 4s 1851 



The first revised edition, containing an account of ' the remarkable discovery of an additional ring of Saturn, and the 

 curious researches of M. Peters on the proper motions of Sirius, with several minor features.' 



SEVENTH EDITION, with 9 plates, woodcuts and diagrams, Svo. cl., 4* Qd 1864 



1896 - ANOTHER COPY. hf. red morocco gilt (nice copy), Is 



A reprint of the 5th and wholly rewritten edition. 



- TENTH EDITION [enlarged and revised], with 9 plates, woodcuts, and diagrams, Svo. cl., 

 Qs Qd 1869 



The last edition revised by the author. 



- ELEVENTH EDITION, with 9 plates, ivoodcuts, and diagrams, sq. Svo. cl., Qs 1871 



A reprint of the 10th and enlarged edition, and the last published during the author's lifetime. 



1899 - - NEW [FINAL] EDITION, with 9 plates, woodcuts, and diagrams, sq. Svo. cl., Qs Qd 

 (P- 125) 1878 



' Perhaps the most completely satisfactory general exposition of a science ever penned.' Miss Agnes M. f.lerl-p. 



PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, 3 folding plates, thick post Svo. cl., 3s Edin., 1861 or '7 



- PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE on the STUDY of NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with bust-portrait of 

 Bacon bif Finden, fcap. Svo cl., or, />/. calf, 45 Qd 1830 etc. 



'An admirable comment on the Novum Oryanitm.'Dr. Whcu-dl. 'It captivated readers of all classes by the quiet 

 charm of its style, and the justice and breadth of its views.' Miss Agnes M. Clerlce. 



1902 - - RESULTS of ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS during 1834-8 at the CAPE of GOOD HOPE : 

 being the Completion of a Telescopic Survey of the whole Surface of the Visible Heavens, com- 

 menced in 1825, ivith lithographic front, of the Feldhausen Observatory, and vignette at end, and 

 17 folding and other plates (some foxed), roy. 4to. cl. (VERY SCARCE), 1. 155 1S47 



The first groat star-atlas of the southern hemisphere. ' Besides the catalogues of nebula! and double stars, it included 



tound discussions of various astronomical topics. He insisted in it on the connexion of sun-spots with the sun's 



rotation, and started the 'cyclonic theory.' of their origin. He investigated graphically the distribution of nebulas, but 



id in Jus views as to their nature . . . Herschel stands almost alone in his attempt to grapple with the dynamical 



problems presented by star clusters, and his analysis of the Magellanic Clouds was decisive as to the status of 



nebulfe.' Eadem. 



1903 - TREATISE on ASTRONOMY, new Ed., with vignette, 3 plates by Adlard, and diagrams, 

 12mo hf. calf neat, 3s 1837 



1904 - - and Sir James SOUTH, F.R.S. : OBSERVATIONS of the APPARENT DISTANCES and 

 POSITIONS of 380 DOUBLE and TRIPLE STARS made in 1821-3, and compared with those of other 

 Astronomers, with Account of such Changes as appear to have taken place in them since their 

 Discovery ; also Description of a 5-Feet Equatorial Instrument employed in the Observations, 

 with 4 fine copperplates by BASIRE of Astronomical Instruments, etc., roy. 4to. (pp. 424), sewn, 

 uncut (scarce), 15s 1825 



This valuable star-catalogue was awarded tin- Astronomical Sni-i.-ly's gold modal, and the Lalande prize for astronomy. 



