An essay towards a history of the principal comets that have appeared since the year 1742
Subtitle: including a particular detail of the return of the famous comet of 1682 in 1759, according to the calculation and prediction of Dr. Halley ... to which is prefixed A letter upon comets ... by the late M. de Maupertuis ...
Contributors: Maupertuis, 1698-1759
Publisher: Printed for R. Urie
Published: 1770
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Comets; Early works to 1800
Notes: Author statement from bibliographical citations.

Freitag lists only the London 1769 ed. of this title.

Includes bibliographical references.

BLC, no. 531. e. 32