Description: Antique 1877 Astronomy Science Primers Illustrated Hardcover Book by J. Norman Lockyer The ASTRONOMY book of the Science Primers series. With Illustrations. By J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., Correspondent of the Institute of France, Author of “Elementary Lessons in Astronomy,” &c. Edited by Professors Huxley, Roscoe, and Balfour Stewart. Published in 1877 by D. Appleton and Company, 549 and 551 Broadway, New York. Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer KCB FRS (17 May 1836 – 16 August 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the founder and first editor of the influential journal “Nature”. Contains 120 pages. Contents include: The Earth and Its Motions, The Moon and Its Motions, The Solar System, The Sun—The Nearest Star, The Stars and Nebulae, How the Positions of the Heavenly Bodies are Determined, and the Use That is Made of Them, & Why the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies are So Regular. 48 Illustrations! In great condition for its age. This book is almost 150 years old! Should be handled with care. Please see all photos.
Price: 205 USD
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Signed: No
Author: J. Norman Lockyer
Publisher: D. Appleton & Company
Topic: Astronomy
Subject: Science & Medicine
Year Printed: 1877
