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[Solar eclipse, August 19, 1887]
Title supplied by cataloger., The text at head reads: "Solar Eclipse, August 19, 1887. It will almost certainly occur. The solar eclipse will start appearing in the right corner (of the sky) at 2:36 pm, [will move up] to the top right of the sky at 3:48 pm, and will stay between the top and the left sky at 4:58 pm. The solar eclipse will be visible from Shirakawa to Sado. This solar eclipse will be a truly rare phenomen which last occured 101 years ago on New Year's Day of 1786. During the solar eclipse, the colors of various objects will look strange, flowers will wilt, and so on. It will happen once in our lives.", Text in Japanese.
The theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things.
v. 1. The two first books, Concerning the Deluge, and Concerning Paradise.--v. 2. The two last books, Concerning the burning of the world, and Concerning the new heavens and new earth., Engraved half-titles., Dedication signed: Thomas Burnet., In four books; second and fourth book each have special t.-p., Published first in Latin, with title: Telluris theoria sacra, 1681-89., "Review of the Theory of the earth," with special title-page and separate paging, bound at end of [v. 2]
Naturhistorische Alpenreise.
Vorgelesen der Naturforschenden gesellschaft in Solothurn., Added t.-p., engr.
Opticks: or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflexions and colours of light.
Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Description of a glass apparatus, for making mineral waters, like those of Pyrmont, Spa, Seltzer, &c., in a few minutes, and with a very little expence : together with the description of some new eudiometers, or instruments for ascertaining the wholsomene
in a letter to the Rev. Dr. Priestley ; by J.H. de Magellan., Handwritten notes on p. 3., Includes bibliographical references., With: De la richesse minérale / M. Héron de Villefosse. Paris : J.B. Sajou, 1811.
Albertus Durerus Nurembergensis pictor huius aetatis celeberrimus, versus è Germanica lingua in Latinum ... Quatuor his suaru[m] Institutionum geometricarum libris ... denuo ad scripti exemplaris fidem omnia diligenter recognita, emendatius iam in lucem e
Signatures: a⁴ A-P⁶ Q⁴., The illustrations on P6r and Q1r have folded flaps., Printer's device on t.p. and on leaf at end., Several errors in paging., Lib. III contains Dürer's expositions on the construction of letters, with many large woodcut specimens of roman capitals., With: Dürer, Albrecht. Alberti Dvreri pictoris et architecti ... De urbibus, archibus, castellísque compendis ... Parisiis : C. Wecheli, 1535.
Mémoire sur les équations du mouvement relatif des systèmes de corps
par G. Coriolis., From the Journal de l'École Polytechnique publié par le Conseil d'instruction de cet établissement, Cahier 24, Tome XV.
Essays on the microscope; containing a practical description of the most improved microscope, a general history of insects ... an account of the various species and singular properties of the Hydrae and Vortivellae, a description of three undred and seven
by George Adams., Signatures: b2-c2, A2-I2, K2-U2, W2-Z2, Aa2-Ii2, Kk2-Uu2, Ww2-Zz2,3a2-3I2, 3K2-3U2, 3W2-3Z2, 4A2-4I2, 4K2-4T2., "A list of authors ... consulted in the compilation of these essays": p. xv-xviii.