[Science] Laplace, Piere Simon. Exposition Du Systeme Du Monde. 1799. De l'imprimerie de Crapelet, a Paris chez J. M. T. Duprat et. a. Berlin Chez F. T. De La Garde.4to, viii, 351 pages, second edition so stated, recent black buckram, gilt spine lettering. Text age browned but clean. Issued in paper wraps without a half-title. One of Laplace's major works in which he developed his theory of the solar system and planetary motion and gives the history of astronomy in various cultures. Faint ex-library stamp on title. Other colored pencil notations on title and following pages.

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