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Pluche - History of the Sky - Mythology.- Pluche, (N.-A.). History of the Heavens as Considered According to the Ideas of Poets, Philosophers, and Moses. In which the origin of the poetic heavens, the error of the philosophers regarding the structure of the celestial and terrestrial spheres... is shown. From the French. 3 parts in 1 volume. Dresden and Leipzig, Hekel, 1740-42. With 1 engraved frontispiece and 24 copperplate engravings. Small octavo. Contemporary halftone binding with spine flap (rubbed, spine covering with a tear, binding loose). Fromm 20328; Houzeau/Lancaster 65.- First German edition.- On celestial and star worship, the celestial concepts of the ancient cultures of the Orient, doctrine of gods, development of astronomy, divination, natural scientists, philosophers, etc.- 2 loosened layers.