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ASTRONOMY -- LAPLACE, P.S. Exposition du systême du monde. 2e éd., revue et augm. Paris., J.B.M. Duprat, An VII (=1799). viii, 351 pp. 4°. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back & red edges. (Spine ends a bit dam., joints splt at the ends, corners bumped, some faint marg. stains).
One of Laplace's major works in which he developed his theory of the solar system and planetary motion and gives the history of astronomy in various cultures. - DSB XV, 341ff.€ 150
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