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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, Founded Upon the Laws of Nature: And Solving by Mathematical Principles the General Phaenomena.

Paperback / softback. New. Both an amateur astronomer and a strongly religious man, Thomas Wright (1711-86) is known for his description of the Milky Way as disc-shaped. The various claims he made, based on a combination of his observations and his religious beliefs, are given in this illustrated and influential work of 1750.

Hardback. New.

Cambridge University Press, 2014-11-05. paperback. New. 7x0x10. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Cambridge University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 84 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches.

MacDonald Young Books, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

MacDonald Young Books, Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

TBS The Book Service Ltd, 1971-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London: Printed for the Author, and sold by H. Chapelle, 1750. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to (286 x 226 mm). viii, [4], 84 pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece* of the author by Fourdrinier after G. Allen, title printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates (2 folding, 8 in mezzotint), wood-engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, with the errata- and list of subscribers leaves, without the final blank. Contemporary mottled calf, spine with 5 raised bands richly gilt in compartments and with gilt-lettered morocco label in first compartment (boards and extremities rubbed, corners bumped and scuffed). Internally very little age-toned, minor spotting to a few leaves only, light offsetting from frontispiece on title-page, tiny hole in plate 28 from paper flaw not affecting image. Provenance: inscribed monogram L.C.B. to front pastedown. An outstanding, bright and crisp copy with very broad margins. ---- RARE FIRST EDITION of this attempt at reconciling religion and… Read More

London: printed for the author, and sold by H. Chapelle, 1750. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, [4], 84; title page printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates (2 folding, 8 rather spectacular ones in mezzotint), wood-engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, with the errata- and list of subscribers leaves, without the final blank; recent full speckled calf by Phil Dusel, double gilt-rule on covers, gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments, red morocco label in 1, gilt edges; quarter tan calf clamshell box. A very nice, large copy measuring 11 3/8" x 9". The list of subscribers consists of a mere 113 names, so the edition was likely a small one and the book is consequently rare. A beautifully illustrated book, and one of considerable importance in the history of science. Wright first explained the Milky Way and the nebulae as external galaxies and provided the basis for the theories on the universe by Kant, Herschel and Laplace. Wright, a teacher of navigation and a land surveyor by profession,… Read More