OLBERS, (HEINRICH WILHELM MATTHIAS).

De l'Influence de la Lune sur les saisons.

(Paris, Crochard, 1821). No wrappers. In 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique', Volume 19, Cahier 2. Pp. 113-224. (Entire issue offered). Olber's paper: pp. 208-217.

First French edition of Olber's paper on the influence of the moon on the earth' season. Olbers, well-known for his discovery of the planets Pallas and Vesta, for discoveries of comets and asterorides, was also interested in meteorology. A crater on the moon is named after him.

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