HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William.- Results of astronomical observations made during the years 1834, 5, 6, 7, 8, at the Cape of Good Hope; being the completion of a telescopic survey of the whole surface of the visible heavens, commenced in 1825.- London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 1847.- [4], XX, 452, [2, 2] p.: 1 frontisp. litogr., XVII estampas; 31 cm.- E. First edition of one of the most important works by John Herschel (1792-1871), famous English astronomer, mathematician, chemist and inventor, born in Slough (Berkshire). The work consists of an exhaustive survey of the stars visible in the celestial sphere, from the southern hemisphere, constituting the natural complement to the survey carried out by the author's father, the German astronomer, naturalized Englishman, Willam Herschel (1738-1822), at the beginning of the 19th century . John Herschel died aged 79 and is buried in Westminster, next to Charles Darwin. Ownership manuscripts on title page: Coll. Aug. Olyssip. 1857.; Ex-libris G. Blake(?). Lightly handled copy, with slight browning, especially in the final prints, of which four are fold-out. Binding with reconstructed spine (in cloth) and covers covered in original blind-decorated cloth. Houzeau-Lancaster (1964), III, coll. 1641.