The Winds of the Globe: or the Laws of Atmospheric Circulation over the Surface of the Earth.; Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, 1875. Hardcover. Green cloth, library binding, 756 pp., 26 plates. G+ (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pages are tanning in margins, plates are good and many are pull-out line drawing maps, hinges are good, rebound cover shows minimal edge wear, book weighs 7 lbs.). Item #135190
Number 268 in the series Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. James Henry Coffin (1806-1873) was a mathematician, meteorologist, and college professor. Series Title is on spine. Additional credits on title page: The tables completed, on the author's decease, and maps drawn by Selden Jennings Coffin, with a discussion and analysis of the tables and charts by Dr. Alexander Woeikof.
Price: $122.50