LOT 3050
23rd July 2025
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LOT 3050
ASTRONOMY. – J.R. HIND. On the Expected Return of the Great Comet of 1264 and 1556. London: G. Hoby, 1848. First edition, 8vo (221 x 144mm.) Half-title, 2pp. advertisements to rear. (Title and ‘Preface’ with small corner creasing.) Original wrappers (slight dust-soiling, small tear at top of spine). Note: scarce. John Russell Hind was an Englisher astronomer noted for his discovery of several asteroids. In this work Hind posits, as others had, a connection between the comets of 1264 and 1556 and therefore predicted its return in 1848.
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