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"Toldot HaShamayim" – Haim Selig Slonimski – Zitomir, 1866

Sefer Toldot HaShamayim about astronomy and optics by Haim Selig Slonimski. Printed by Rabbi Abraham Shalom Shadowo, Zitomir, 1866. Second edition.
A book about astronomy with information about stars and planets, as well as tables and formulas to calculate their movements and dates of eclipses. At the end of the second book appear two folding plates with engravings of technical drawings depicting various measuring tools and projections.
[8], 120, 12 pp + [2] folding plates21.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming, creases. Binding is not original.