THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1896…

THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1896 by (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface) < >

THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1896

Edition: First edition (stated on title page)

Washington, D.C.: Washington Bureau of Equipment, 1893. Hardcover first edition - The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipses of Feb 13, 1896 and August 8, 1896. Large octavo, vii, 534 pp.

Condition: Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy.

Book ID: 84692
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