Auction 38 · Lot 218
(SCIENCE)
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Two Hebrew scientific works:
Parton, David ben Baruch. Be-Sether Ra'am ["In the Secret of Lightning": on the phenomenon of electrical storms and electricity]. pp. 32. Berditchev: Sheftel, 1891. * AND: Weber, Michel. Mapath ha-Shamayim ["Map of Heaven": the constellations]. pp.16. Warsaw: Tushiyah, 1898.
summary
Second work includes a large fold-out chart of the constellations according to their variations over each of the twelve months of the year (18 x 25 inches)