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Thrower, Norman J. W. (Ed)

The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore, 1698-1701

1981

41,36 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1981
Lugar de impresión
London. The Hakluyt Society
Autor
Thrower, Norman J. W. (Ed)
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - General Hakluyt Society
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, 392pp, frontis, plates, maps (including folding), illus, bibliog, index; portfolio of 3 folding maps. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's (lightly rubbed), fine, clean with bright covers. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Halley was a well-known astronomer (Halley's comet). These voyages are regarded as the first sea journey undertaken for purely scientific purposes. The work contains over 100 documents related to the voyage.