(Bredikhin, FA)

Studies of Meteors

Moscow, 1954. Hard Cover. 607 pages. With several in text illustrations and a few fold out facsimiles of Bredikhin's writing. All text in Russian/Cyrillic. Fyodor Bredikhin, a Russian astronomer, is best known for his studies on the tales of comets and his studies of meteors. This work apparently collects many of his studies on meteors, including the origin of cosmic meteors, the origin of periodic comets, various observations of the Perseids showers in Russia in the early 1890's, the role of Jupiter in the formation of radiants, the orbits of Bielids, instances of fractionation of comets, etc. (This is all based on translations as given by a sheet tipped in to the book). In GOOD condition, slightly EX-LIBRARY with call numbers taped to the spine and written at the top of the title page. Moderate dusting/soiling to the covers. General fading, minor scuffing and edgewear. Very minor stain on the lower front cover. Interior clean and solid with minor darkening. Minor pencil annotations to the front and rear endpapers. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003952

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Noisbn F A Bredikhin Meteors Comets

Bretagnon, Pierre; Simon, Jean-Louis

Tables for the Motion of the Sun and the Five Bright Planets from -4000 to +2800. Tables for the Motion of Uranus and Neptune from +1600 to +2800. Planetary Programs and Tables from -4000 to +2800

Richmond, VA, Willmann-Bell, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Glossy wraps. 150 pp. A table of motion of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. With microcomputer programs in FORTRAN and BASIC to help implement the tables and formulae. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and rubbing. Owner's name on the title page. Very Good .

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Book number: 020587

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Noisbn

Dowd, Anne S.; Milbrath, Susan (editors). Various Authors

Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica

Boulder, University Press of Colorado, 2015. Hard Cover. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. 380 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of essays providing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of astronomy in ancient Mesoamerica. This includes sections on Mesoamerican horizon-based astronomy; cosmological principles expressed in Mesoamerican religion; and aspects of Mesoamerican calendars related to archaeoastronomy. VERY GOOD jacket on a GOOD book. Light edgewear to the jacket and book. Owner's name and date on the title page and last page of the book. Marginal notation in ink on page 129. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 020430

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Noisbn Mesoamerican History