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Rivard, (François Dominique). Traité de la Sphère. Troisième édition, revue et corrigée et augmentée par l’auteur, dans laquelle on a ajouté un Traité du Calendrier.

With 3 engr. folding plates. IV pp., 1 leaf, 156 pp; 84 pp. 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf. – Paris, Jean Desaint & Charles Saillant, 1757.

Third edition of this astronomical tract, first published in 1741, resp. in 1745 together with the calendar. Rivard’s (1697–1778) tract on calculation for globes and calendars was very influential and was re-published up to the 19th century. – Houzeau-Lancaster 9675. – The plates with some browning. Clean in all. – Best.-Nr. 21834