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Tallmadge, Ohio: Classical Science Press, 2009. First English Language Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First English Language Edition. [22], 250 pages. 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Publisher's green cloth with leather spine label. Spine slanted, a little light dusting to the cloth, some scuffing to the head of the front panel, otherwise an excellent copy. This title was issued in three different editions - (library, standard, and deluxe). This is a copy of the standard edition (the library edition is smaller, the deluxe edition larger with a 1/4 goatskin binding). Translated and edited [in 2007] by Alessandro Gunella and John Lamprey from the Latin text published in Paris by Guillaume Cavellat - 1553. Cloth. "Nearly five hundred years ago, one of the most popular books ever written on the construction and use of the astrolabe, 'Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii', was authored by Johannes Stöffler (1452-1531), a professor at the Tübinghen University in Germany. It was first published in 1512/13 by his… Read More