IDELER, CHRISTIAN LUDWIG: LEHRBUCH DER CHRONOLOGIE. Berlin, August Rücker, 1831. 8vo. [4], 524 pp. ¶ First edition. Ideler devoted his life 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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