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First edition in French of this popular collection of astronomical problems and recreations, 102 problems translated from the last part of Keith’s bestselling A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes (1805) which had run to at least seven editions by the time of this collection. The volvelle giving world time zones is an innovation for this edition, not present in the preceding English work. The verso of the half-title contains the the following ‘Observation’: ‘L’ouvrage anglais dont nous publions la traduction est populaire en Amérique comme dans la Grande-Bretagne. l’auteur est le savant M. Keith. Sept éditions ont été épuisées en Angleterre dans l’espace de quelques années. The Bibliothèque nationale catalogue attributes the translation to Philippe-Jacques Coulier, an autodidact from a marine background who nonetheless became a member of the French Société de Géographie in 1830. Worldcat: Fordham and Boston Public Library only outside continental Europe; no UK copies located in Libraryhub.