LALANDE, DIRECTEUR DE L'OBSERVATOIRE DE L'ECOLE MILITAIRE, E - Lot 3

LALANDE, DIRECTEUR DE L'OBSERVATOIRE DE L'ECOLE MILITAIRE, ET INSPECTEUR DU COLL (Jérôme) - Abrégé d'astronomie. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1795; in-8, XXX-418 pp. + 16 folding plates hors-texte, bound in contemporary full calf, smooth spine, speckled edges, red morocco title-piece, some leather loss on boards, to be restored. Second, enlarged edition. Lalande was a pupil of Delisle and Le Monnier. Lalande was sent to Berlin to complete his thesis. He took part in the edition of Edmond Halley's books, where he added a history of Halley's comet. Lalande then joined the Collège de France. His work on the orbit of Venus brought him great renown. Complete with 16 engraved intaglio folding plates. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY