Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
first edition Not bound, as issued.
1966 · Pasadena
by Arp, Halton - DEEP SPACE ASTRONOMY
Pasadena: California Inst. of Technology, 1966. First [only] Edition.
. Not bound, as issued.. Near fine copy.. Oblong 4to (13.5 x 11 inches), [1], xix LEAVES of text, 57 sheets of photographic plates (6 illustrations per plate).
The last hurrah of photographic astronomical atlases. Arp's work was published on the threshold of the introduction of the charge coupled device (CCD) technology that rendered previous optical recording methods obsolete. Still, a massive and historically important atlas (the first) of deep space exploration. (Inventory (truncated)
. Not bound, as issued.. Near fine copy.. Oblong 4to (13.5 x 11 inches), [1], xix LEAVES of text, 57 sheets of photographic plates (6 illustrations per plate).
The last hurrah of photographic astronomical atlases. Arp's work was published on the threshold of the introduction of the charge coupled device (CCD) technology that rendered previous optical recording methods obsolete. Still, a massive and historically important atlas (the first) of deep space exploration. (Inventory (truncated)
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