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Weather.- Barlow (Edward) Meteorological Essays, Concerning the Origin of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind. With a Rational and Historical Account of the Causes and Course of the Tide: Its Propagation thro' the Great Ocean, first edition, lacking A1 (?blank), with 12 folding engraved maps or plans, one bound upside down, another with tear to fold repaired, title soiled, some browning, a few stains, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, spine slightly worn at head, 8vo, for John Hooke...and Thomas Caldecott, 1715.
⁂ Edward Barlow was the inventor of the repeating clock and watch. The work includes a world map of the winds and a double hemisphere map.
Lot 80
Weather.- Barlow (Edward) Meteorological Essays, Concerning the Origin of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind, first edition, 12 folding engraved maps, for John Hooke...and Thomas Caldecott, 1715.
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Weather.- Barlow (Edward) Meteorological Essays, Concerning the Origin of Springs, Generation of Rain, and Production of Wind. With a Rational and Historical Account of the Causes and Course of the Tide: Its Propagation thro' the Great Ocean, first edition, lacking A1 (?blank), with 12 folding engraved maps or plans, one bound upside down, another with tear to fold repaired, title soiled, some browning, a few stains, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, spine slightly worn at head, 8vo, for John Hooke...and Thomas Caldecott, 1715.
⁂ Edward Barlow was the inventor of the repeating clock and watch. The work includes a world map of the winds and a double hemisphere map.
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