☞ Two lectures on comets, read in the chapel of Harvard-College, in Cambridge, New England, in April 1759 : on occasion of the comet which appear'd in that month : with an appendix, concerning the revolutions of that comet, and of some others.

Creator(s): Winthrop, John, 1714-1779 (Author)
Related APS Member(s):
John Winthrop
Publication: Boston: Printed and sold by Green & Russell, at their printing-office in Queen-Street. Sold also by D. Henchman, at his shop in Cornhill, [1759]
Subjects:
Comets -- Early works to 1800., Comets., Planets -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
ESTC
References:
Sabin 104857 | Sabin 104858 | Evans 8522 | Shaw-Shoemaker 23596 | Shaw-Shoemaker 24473 | Shaw-Shoemaker 27588
Editions: 1x 1759, 1x 1812
Editions Note: Two editions, both published in Boston: one in 1759 and the second in 1812. The second printing includes Winthrop's work as part of a larger collection titled, Two lectures on comets, by Professor Winthrop; also, an Essay on comets, by A. Oliver, Jun. Esq; with sketches of the lives of Professor Winthrop and Mr. Oliver; likewise, a supplement, relative to the present comet of 1811.
Holding Note: APS owns one copy of the 1811 edition, presented by John Vaughan, April 1832, autographed by Autograph: "Perkins."
BibNumber: 106.007