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DELAMBRE, JEAN-BAPTISTE-JOSEPH. Astronomie Théorique et Pratique. 29 folding engraved plates. lxiv, 586; [4], 622, [2]; [4], 720 pages, including half-titles, and errata leaf in Volume 2. 3 volumes. 4to, 258x201 mm, mid-19th-century 1/2 olive morocco gilt, spines scuffed, joints rubbed; varying browning, particularly heavy in Volume 1 and on plates in Volume 2, occasional soiling. Bookplates of Franklin Institute Library. Paris: widow Courcier, 1814
first edition of Delambre's most important astronomical work, 'which presented the best summary of its subject to date and replaced the previous text authored by his teacher, Lalande. Delambre's Astronomy became the text from which this science was studied by the following generation of French astronomers and others throughout Europe'—BEA, pages 286-87. DSB IV, 16; Houzeau & Lancaster 9274.
