A short account of the solar system, and of comets in general : together with a particular account of the comet that will appear in 1789. By Bartholomew Burges.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burges, Bartholomew
Corporate Author: Gale (Firm)
Other Authors: Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803 (Printer), Edes, Benjamin, 1755-1801 (Printer), Norman, John, 1748?-1817 (Engraver)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Edition:(The second edition. Corrected).
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250 |a (The second edition. Corrected). 
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