The Cape Catalogue of Stars, deduced from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, 1834 to 1840.
Cape Town, Saul Solomon & Co., 1878. In-8 (25x16cm), xv-167pp., percale bleue époque, dos lisse avec titre et date, cachets au titre, étiquettes au dos. Bon exemplaire
Astronomical catalogue based on observations carried out at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, between 1834 and 1840, with the stellar positions recalculated and expressed for a single reference year in order to ensure the consistency of the data. Published by order of the Board of Admiralty, the work consists primarily of tables and forms part of the major nineteenth-century astrometric undertakings devoted to the southern sky. It represents an important contribution to southern stellar cartography and to the availability of standardized data for navigation and scientific research. Catalogue astronomique fondé sur les observations réalisées au Royal Observatory du Cap de Bonne-Espérance entre 1834 et 1840. Ma-3C
