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Subject(s)

• Astronomy—Pictorial works [Browse]

Related name

• Emslie, John, 1813-1875 [Browse]

Notes

• Title from cover.
• Apparently published as companion to Reynold's Series of astronomical diagrams.
• Imperfect: Lacking cards for; Diagram of meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere / drawn and engraved by John Emslie [dated Sepr 20th 1846] -- The earth and its atmosphere / drawn and engraved by John Emslie [dated March 10th 1849].

Binding note

Pub. brown decorated cloth stamped in blind and gilt with heavy cloth ties on fore-edge.

Contents

• Diagram illustrating the earth's annual revolution round the sun : showing its position on the first of every month / drawn & engraved by John Emslie [dated Augt 6 1851]
• Transparent chart of the heavens, for the latitude of Great Britain : shewing the stars visible on any night throughout the year
• Comets and aerolites / drawn & engraved by John Emslie
• Telescopic appearance of the moon / drawn & engraved by John Emslie
• Eclipses : the theory of the tides
• Comparative magnitudes of the planets : relative distances of the planets from the sun / drawn and engraved by John Emslie
• The theory of the seasons and signs of the zodiac
• Transparent diagram of the phases of the moon
• Transparent solar system, displaying the planets with their orbits, as known at the present day : derived from the latest and best authorities
• The sun and solar phenomena.

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OCLC

81256064

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