1693 - Deslandres, H.

Deslandres, H. Lot of 33 papers and notes by the famous French astronomer and astrophysicist Deslandres, who was director of the Meudon Observatory. An interesting association copy from the Pieter Zeeman Library. Published between ca. 1919–1933 in Paris. Bound in 9 volumes in their original printed wrappers, all illustrated and dealing primarily with astrophysics. All first editions. “An interesting collection: 1 with the handwritten inscription ‘Avec les compliments de l’auteur’ and another with the handwritten inscription ‘Hommage de l’auteur’.” 3 copies bear the stamp “Prof. P. Zeeman, Stadhouderskade 158, Amsterdam,” and 1 copy bears Zeeman’s handwritten inscription “P. Zeeman.” All from the library of Pieter Zeeman, the Dutch Nobel Prize winner in physics. — An interesting copy associated with the Zeeman Library — 36.