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The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy:

Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · 1849 · New York, Huntington & Savage · 22 pictures

A school astronomy textbook by Elijah H. Burritt, revised with material from Thomas Dick and issued in New York by Huntington & Savage in 1849 for classroom use. Line-engraved diagrams show globes crossed by latitude bands and solstice lines, orbital paths with sun and earth positions, and zodiac-graduated arcs usable as circular scales, dotted sightlines, and labeled schematic shapes.

Constellations · Stars

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0