SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE WORLD.|THE
paper wrappers
1957 · Los Angeles
by Chapin, Seymour (introducer)
Los Angeles: University of California Library, 1957. paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. (vi), 16 pages. A catalogue of an exhibition of books from the collection of Robert B. Honeyman, Jr. illustrating the development of geodetic knowledge, held in observance of the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958. A near fine copy. With an introductory paper by Seymour Chapin. Included in the 23 items on exhibit are first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton. Addendum concerning the launching of Sputnick I, which occurred while the catalog (truncated)