[Astronomy]. CLAIRAUT (Alexis Claude). Tables of the Moon, C - Lot 16

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[Astronomy]. CLAIRAUT (Alexis Claude). Tables of the Moon, C - Lot 16
[Astronomy]. CLAIRAUT (Alexis Claude). Tables of the Moon, Calculated According to the Theory of Universal Gravitation... Paris: Durand, Pissot, 1754. In-8, [2] leaves, XVI (incorrectly numbered XI) – 102 pp., tables, contemporary mottled havana calfskin, smooth decorated spine, red morocco title label, red edges (defects including rubbing, small tears at the upper joint, 3 dulled corners, missing the last blank leaf, crumpled insert). First edition of this innovative work, composed by the brilliant mathematician and astronomer Antoine Clairaut (1713–1765), a friend of Voltaire and the Marquise du Châtelet. It consists of tables and also contains a large fold-out insert titled “Calculation of the Moon’s Position for December 15, 1741.”
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