New Method of Correcting Lunar Distances, and Improved Method of Finging the Error and Rate of a Chronometer by Equal Altitudes

by William Chauvenet, A.M.

86 pages. 6.125" x 9.5" inches.

Publishing Info: Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation, WA. 1866

Overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Covers and Spine are Intact
• Gold Embossed Title on Front Cover
• Spine and Corners are Bound in Leather
• Textblock is Rough Cut
• Rear Pastedown is Attached
• Pages are mostly Clean and Clear
• Comes with Two Copies of the same Newspaper Clipping, and a Typed Letter
• Covers and Spine are worn
• Spine Head and Foot are torn
• Corners (especially Front Head-Spine corner) are worn
• Edges are slightly worn and dented
• Textblock is colored with age
• Front Pastedown is present, but half peeled. It also has some tears from a previously removed bookplate
• Front Free End Page has inscription and brown spot
• Rear Pastedown and Free End Page have pencil markings
• Title Page has two red stamps
• Pages have water damage at foot
• Foxing throughout
• JK071014

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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