ASTRONOMY COMETS Vatican Observatory Folio 1859 Plates Start Price USD 195.00 Current Price USD 195.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 395.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 14, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 Location Enschede, Overijssel See more about 'ASTRONOMY COMETS Vatican Observatory Folio 1859 Plates' Description MEMOIRE DELL OSSERVATORIO DEL COLLEGIO ROMANO Nuova Serie Dall Anno 1857-1858 Pubblicatio Dal P Angelo Secchi   The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, outside Rome.   The papacy supported astronomical research from an earlier time onwards. These early traditions of the Observatory reached their climax in the mid-nineteenth century with the researches at the Roman College of the famous Jesuit, Father Angelo Secchi, the first to classify stars according to their spectra.   This splendid book is by his hand.   FOLIO 32 cm   I-VIII, 1-248 pages   6 MAGNIFICENT FOLD OUT PLATES WITH ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS & OBSERVATIONS.   Most notably the comet of 1858.   I will offering a small science library in the days to come, since I made profit selling the incunabula from this collection, I offer all items to you at bargain prices. So look and keep looking.   ASTRONOMY, COMETS, STARS, SCIENCE, Place a Bid!