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Astronomical tables and Formulae together with a variety of Problems explanatory of their use and application to which are prefixed the Elements of the Solar System.
London, sold by John Richardson, (Printed by Richard Taylor), 1827 -1829, lg. in-8vo, XVI + 304 p. + 20 p. (cancels = double numbered pages) (including ‘Errata’) + 1 ll. blanc, engraved armorial book-plate ‘Laurence Richardson Baily’ with devise ‘Cave Cornu’ contemporary h.-leather with corners , boards with fancy-paper, spine-ends with some loss, joints partly cracked, used.
First edition second issue, with the 1829 appendix. Collation as follows: 264 p. + Appendix ‘January 1829’ page 265 upto 304, including ‘Errata’, the ‘Tables’ have 20 p. more than there are numbered."Baily (1774-1844) was one of the founders of the Astronomical Society of London (later the Royal Astronomical Society). His enthusiasm and organizing ability served to arouse interest in astronomy and to put its practical aspects on a firm footing. Today he is remembered (although frequently with his name misspelled ) for 'Baily's beads', an effect seen during solar eclipses by many men before Baily, but never so vividly described." (D.S.B.). Not in Houzeau & Lancaster. Image disp.
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BAILY , Francis and British association for the advancement of science
Reference : PHO-846
(1845)
The catalogue of stars of the British association for the advancement of science ; containing the mean right ascensions and North polar distances of eight thousand three hundred and seventy-seven fixed stars
London, R. and J. E. Taylor , 1845, in-4° (280x220), 444 pp ,relié demi cuir époque , dos lisse avec titre et date,cachet, charnière fendue , coiffes usées , manque papier au plat .
The Catalogue of Stars , appeared in 1845. It contained entries for 8,377 stars, nearly three times as many as the ASC, with positions calculated for 1850 January 1. Baily chose these stars from what he judged to be the 32 best existing catalogues, as listed in his Preface. Sadly, Baily did not live to see his masterwork published. He died in 1844 while the British Association Catalogue was still being printed. Fortunately he had completed all the work apart from writing endnotes for around 650 stars. The job was seen through to completion by his long-standing collaborator W. S. Stratford.(http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/baily.html)P1-3L
