Ideler, Christian Ludwig

LEHRBUCH DER CHRONOLOGIE.

Berlin, August Rücker, 1831.
8vo. [4], 524 pp.First edition.
Ideler devoted hislife chiefly to the examination of ancient systems of chronology. In 1825-1826 he published his great work, Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie (2 vols.; 2nd ed., 1883). A supplementary volume, Die Zeitrechnung der Chinesen, appeared in 1839.
His researches into the construction of the calendars used by all the different nations of antiquity, have opened up a mine of useful information.
His Lehrbuch der Chronologie, published in 1831, is a smaller handbook upon the same subject.
Late nineteenth century half cloth. Last quire (pp. 513-24) misbound.

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