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Wilkins, John H. (John Hubbard), 1794-1861 · 1832 · Boston, Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins · 20 pictures

An 1832 school astronomy textbook by John H. Wilkins, published in Boston by Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins for American academy and college students. The engraved plates are line diagrams: rayed sun discs, orbital circles with lettered construction points, gridded globes marked with zenith and horizon, and retrograde-motion charts, all usable as spare geometric figures or ornamental sun motifs.

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