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100 1 a| Burges, Bartholomew.=| ^A480737;

245 12 a| A short account of the solar system, and of comets in general :b| together with a particular account of the comet that will appear in 1789. By Bartholomew Burges.;

250 a| (The second edition. Corrected).;

260 a| Boston :b| Printed by B. Edes & Son, no. 7, State-Street,c| --1789.;

300 a| 17, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered pagefolded leaf of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 8⁰ 1 volvelle.;

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500 a| Dedicated to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the Philosophical Society of Pennsylvania.;

500 a| Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing edition statement.;

500 a| "Explanation of the moveable diagram"--p. 17; followed by an explanation of the diagram of the solar system (engraved by John Norman), p. [18]. The latter explanation appears in the first edition (Evans 21721) under the heading "Explanation of the large plate." The first edition was evidently issued with the diagram of the solar system, and the second edition with the diagram and accompanying volvelle; however, no copy of the second edition with the diagram and volvelle has been located.;

500 a| Prospectus for the author's The American seaman's daily assistant, p. [19].;

509 a| Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C² (C2 verso blank);

510 4 a| Evans,c| 21722;

510 4 a| English Short Title Catalog,c| W3466.;

500 a| Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.;

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700 1 a| Norman, John,d| 1748?-1817,e| engraver.=| ^A1099299;

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A short account of the solar system, and of comets in general : together with a particular account of the comet that will appear in 1789. By Bartholomew Burges.

Author/creator	Burges, Bartholomew
Format	Electronic
Edition	(The second edition. Corrected).
Publication Info	Boston : Printed by B. Edes & Son, no. 7, State-Street, --1789.
Description	17, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered pagefolded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 8⁰ 1 volvelle.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subjects	Comets. Solar system.

Other author/creator	Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803, printer.
Other author/creator	Edes, Benjamin, 1755-1801, printer.
Other author/creator	Norman, John, 1748?-1817, engraver.
Other author/creator	American Academy of Arts and Sciences dedicatee.
Other author/creator	American Philosophical Society dedicatee.
General note	Dedicated to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the Philosophical Society of Pennsylvania.
General note	Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing edition statement.
General note	"Explanation of the moveable diagram"--p. 17; followed by an explanation of the diagram of the solar system (engraved by John Norman), p. [18]. The latter explanation appears in the first edition (Evans 21721) under the heading "Explanation of the large plate." The first edition was evidently issued with the diagram of the solar system, and the second edition with the diagram and accompanying volvelle; however, no copy of the second edition with the diagram and volvelle has been located.
General note	Prospectus for the author's The American seaman's daily assistant, p. [19].
General note	Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
References	Evans, 21722
References	English Short Title Catalog, W3466.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/form	Prospectuses.

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