Camille Flammarion Conference support from the Société Astronomique de France, p…

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Camille Flammarion

Conference support from the Société Astronomique de France, positive plates Juvisy, ca. 1900 24 mixed positives plates, tinted glass, mounted 100x85 mm, some captions on mounts or on labels, «Société astronomic de France» under one label, in a black tinted wooden box The Société Astronomique de France was founded by Camille Flammarion in 1887.

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EIGHT bronze and copper TABLE MEDALS mainly from the reign of Louis-Philippe 1er: Laws of 1833, 1841 and 1845, Establishment of elementary school throughout France, Société Française de Statistiques Universelle and miscellaneous. D. from 38 to 68 mm. Wear and knocks

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NINE bronze and copper TABLE MEDALS, mainly on the reign of Louis-Philippe 1st and his family: Law of 1845, Marriage of Marie de France and the Duke of Wurtemberg, Establishment of elementary school throughout France, Société Française de Statistiques Universelle and miscellaneous. D. from 38 to 68 mm. Wear and knocks

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ESNAULT-PELTERIE (Robert). L'Exploration par fusées de la très haute atmosphère et la possibilité des voyages interplanétaires. Paris, Au siège de la Société astronomique de France, 1928. Large in-8, half vellum, title on smooth spine (contemporary binding). First edition. A pioneer of aviation, Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1891-1957) published several papers on rockets and interplanetary travel, of which he was an ardent propagator. Modern astronautics is partly a product of his theoretical work (cf. En français dans le texte, n°362). Bound with 8 other works on modern astronomy: PUISEUX (Pierre). The International Union for Solar Research. Extract from the Revue des Deux-Mondes. Paris, 1908. Signed letter from the author. - PUISEUX (Pierre). Idées anciennes et idées modernes sur la voie lactée. [Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1904]. - NORDMANN (Charles). Introduction à la photométrie hétérochrome des astres. [Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1909]. - NORDMANN (Charles). Is celestial space a dispersive medium? [Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1909]. - OCAGNE (Maurice d'). Precision Instruments in France. New illustrated edition. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1904. - MONTANGERAND. Premier congrès international des sociétés astronomiques (Paris, June 21-24, 1914). Toulouse, Imprimerie et librairie Édouard Privat, 1923. - BAILLAUD (René). Theses presented at the Paris Faculty of Science [...]. Determination of time by means of the Photographic Instrument of Equal Heights [...]. Paris, Presses universitaires de France, 1923. - DUFAY (Jean). Theses presented to the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris [...]. Research on the light of the night sky. [Parallaxes stellaires]. Imprimerie de Trévoux, G. Patissier, 1928. Signed letter from the author, making a total of 9 works in one volume. Handwritten table on one endpaper.

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OLD FINANCIAL SECURITIES Batch of bearer shares of various companies including : - Société nouvelle de Sain-Elie et Adieu-Vat, a public limited company with capital of 3,000,000 francs divided into 30,000 shares of 100 francs each - Frigorifiques et glacières d'Aix-les-Bains, a public limited company with capital of 400,000 francs divided into 4,000 shares of 100 francs each - Courses d'Aix-les-bains, 500-franc registered share, société anonyme with share capital of 150,000 francs, divided into 300 shares of 500 francs each Incomplete, folds and slight foxing.

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