The Twentieth Century Atlas of Popular Astronomy Comprising in Twenty -Two Plates A Complete Series of Illustrations of the Heavenly Bodies by Thomas Heath

The Twentieth Century Atlas of Popular Astronomy Comprising in Twenty -Two Plates A Complete Series of Illustrations of the Heavenly Bodies by Thomas Heath, published in 1908. Sections Include: General Appearance of the Heavens and the First Results of Simple Observation, Figure of the Earth, The Celestial Sphere, Right Ascension and Declination, Time, The Corrections to be Applied to Astronomical Observations, Day and Night, Seasons, Apparent Movements of the Planets, Real Movements of the Planets, The Moon, Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, General Survey of the Planetary System, Comets and Meteors, The Stars, etc. etc. Oversized hardcover with beautiful embossed decorated boards with light shelfwear to corners and ends.