Book Collection
Goto Hakubutsu Shinpen by Benjamin Hobson, circa 1870.
Japanese woodblock print book. Volume 2 of 3 volume set of science books written by the missionary Benjamin Hobson.
Cover.
Title Page
Figures showing Saturn's rings and position of the Big Dipper, etc...
Figures showing phases of Venus, comets, tilt of Saturn's rings, etc...
Figures showing phases of the Moon, eclipses, tides, seasons, etc...
Figures showing seasons, Solar System, geography, etc...
Figures showing various types of telescopes.