Author: John F. W. Herschel
Title: A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; Prepared for the Use of Officers in Her Majesty&Apos;S Navy, and Travellers in General
Description: London , Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1886. Leather. An interesting fifth edition copy of various scientific knowledge, with folding maps and diagrams throughout. This manual of scientific enquiry is designed to give officers and particularly medical officers the scientific knowledge to guide them upon foreign service. This copy is the fifth edition and considers topic such as astronomy, meteorology, geography, anthropology, statistics and zoology amongst other subjects.  With two folding maps. In full calf leather binding. Externally, a bit worn. The spine and extremities are bumped and worn and there are some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered spots throughout mainly concentrated to the front and rear pages. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Keywords: scientific enquiry astronomy geography navy astronomy Not Stated


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