An essay towards a history of the principal comets that have appeared since the year 1742 :
including a particular detail of the return of the famous comet of 1682 in 1759, according to the calculation and prediction of Dr. Halley ... to which is prefixed A letter upon comets ... by the late M. de Maupertuis ...

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Main Author

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814.

Related Names

Maupertuis, 1698-1759.

Language(s)

English

Published

Glasgow : Printed for R. Urie, 1770.

Subjects

Comets > Comets / Early works to 1800.
Halley's comet.

Note

Freitag lists only the London 1769 ed. of this title.
Author statement from bibliographical citations.

Physical Description

[4], 112 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

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