A PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION ON THE MECHANISM OF THE HEAVENS.
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. A much condensed version for the general public of Somerville's massive translation of Laplace's five volume work Traité de Mécanique Ccéleste (Celestial Mechanics 1798-1827), published a year earlier. Small 8vo, original brown linen cloth with paper label front..... More
