LA LANDE, Jérôme de. Exposition du calcul astronomique. 1762.
LA LANDE, Jérôme de.
Exposition du calcul astronomique.
Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1762.
12mo (178x112 mm), (4)-280-(4) pages and 3 folding plates. binding : Contemporary half calf. Binding chipped (caps, corners, spine, covers ...). A marginal waterstain in the upper margin.
First edition of one of Lalande's earliest works in which he provides explanations of astronomical calculations. With numerous tables regarding the sun and motions of the planets. One of the plates depicts the face of the moon. Some old manuscripts notes.