Sur les inégalités du mouvement de Saturne & de Jupiter: Piece qui a remporté le prix de l'Académie royale des sciences en M. DCC. XLVIII. Selon la fondation faite par feu M. Rouillé de Meslay, ancien Conseiller au Parlement.
Paris: chez Gabr. Martin, J. B. Coignard & H. L. Guerin, 1749.
1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Item #002929
4to (216 x 179 mm). iv, 123 [1] pp., folding engraved plate; 2 folding tables. Later simple paper wrapper, disbound, red-sprinkled edges. A few pages folded-in to protect extending mathematical equations. Paper little browned, faint foxing and occasional spotting, Leaves A1 and folding plate little soiled. Very good copy. ----
FIRST EDITION. A significant work in the determination of planetary motion. The DSB notes: "The observed motions of the planets, particularly of Jupiter and Saturn, as well as the moon, were evidently different from the calculated motions based on Newton's theory of gravitation." - Visit our website for additional images and information.
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