ŚNIADECKI- WORKS vol. I-VII complete 1837 binding

WORKS

BY JAN BREAKFASTECKI

NEW EDITION BY MICHAŁ BALIŃSKI

with a portrait of the author [lithograph by Ed. Schuler s.c.].

T. I-VII in 3 vols. [complete]

Warsaw 1837-1839., Published by August Emmanuel Glucksberg, pp. 285 [2], 318 [2], 282 [2], 192 [2], 160, 198 [2], 264, format 10x14.5cm, 6 fold-out plates

Jan Sniadecki (1756-1830), versatile Polish scientist, paring astronomy, mathematics and physics. Professor at Krakow's Crown High School (1781-1803), he led the opening of the Astronomical Observatory in 1791 (the ceremonial opening took place in 1792). He was rector of Vilnius University from 1807 to 1815, and director of the university's observatory from 1807 to 1825. As an astronomer, he conducted numerous, albeit standard, observations, among which worth mentioning are those of the newly discovered asteroids Ceres, Palladium and Vesta. As a mathematician, he was primarily credited with promoting the latest developments in European mathematics, including initiating the first studies of probability calculus in Poland. He is the author of textbooks that stand at a high level: "Algebraic calculus theory" (1783), "Spherical trigonometry analytically expounded" (1817), "Geography, or the mathematical and physical description of the earth" (1804) and the treatise "On Copernicus" (1802).

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BDB-/ condition lacking portrait, typical paper browning, stamps/ a nice set