A History of the Mathematical Theories of Attraction and The Figure of the Earth, from the Time of Newton to That of Laplace
by Todhunter, Isaac
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Largo, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1873 476 + 508 pages. The pages are uncut and mostly unopened. In the original green cloth bindings. A previous owner's inscriptions are on the front free endpapers of each volume. The same owner also made notes on the first two pages of the Preface, otherwise the pages are clean. Spine ends lightly worn and top page edges spotted. A scarce first edition of this classic work by a leading Victorian author of works on mathematics.. First Edition.. Green Cloth. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Wild Hills Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008783
- Title
- A History of the Mathematical Theories of Attraction and The Figure of the Earth, from the Time of Newton to That of Laplace
- Author
- Todhunter, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
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