Astronomical Tables with Precepts both in English and Latin for Computing the Places of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Comets.

First edition in English of Halley's classic work, from the library of American Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and subsequently Harvard University professor Owen Gingerich. Quarto, bound in full polished calf, rebacked, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, rebacked, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, illustrated with numerous charts. Edited by John Bevis. Lacking the copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Halley and at least 3 text leaves. From the library of American Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) with his ownership signature to the half-title page, "Phi Schuyler Court Street 1761" along with a burned shadow of Schuyler's armorial bookplate on endleaves; the bookplate evidently removed at some point. Philip Schuyler (1733–1804) was an American Revolutionary War general, statesman, and prominent New York landholder whose military and political career placed him at the center of early national development. A member of the powerful Schuyler family, he served as a major general in the Continental Army, overseeing the Northern Department during the crucial early stages of the Saratoga campaign, where his logistical organization and strategic planning—though overshadowed by his eventual replacement—were instrumental to the American victory. Beyond his military service, Schuyler played a significant role in the formation of the new republic as a New York delegate to the Continental Congress, a United States senator, and a supporter of Federalist policies, including the economic and constitutional reforms advocated by his son-in-law, Alexander Hamilton. Subsequently acquired by Harvard University professor, astronomer, historian & bibliophile Owen Gingerich with his bookplate to the pastedown in place of Schuyler's. Owen Gingerich (1930–2023) was an American astronomer and historian of science renowned for his scholarship on early modern astronomy, particularly his meticulous census of De revolutionibus that illuminated how Copernicus’s work was read and received in the sixteenth century. A longtime professor at Harvard and a senior astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Gingerich helped bridge scientific and humanistic inquiry, demonstrating how historical context shapes the development and interpretation of scientific ideas. In very good condition. Very rare with only a handful of copies appearing at auction over the past century.