Tabulae Astronomicae: Quibus Facile Omnia Capita, Quae Ad Usum Sphaerae Primi Mobilis Pracipuntur, Consici Possint. His Quo Que Accesservni, Fundamentum, Apodixis, Causa Ae Demonstratio, Nec Non Supputandi Methodus Absolutissima ...
by Saminati, Federico
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Antwerp: Ex Officina Typographica Martini Nutij,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1599. First. Limp vellum. 3 foldout plates and various textual plate; 6 1/2 x 8 1/4"; 16, 248 pages; The folding plates are titled 'Horologium Astronomicum Horizontale, Cum Arcubus ...Quibus Astronomia Studiosus, Suo Marte, per Triangula Plana & Spharica Omnes Tabulas Primi Motus Condere Possit. Opus Sane Omni Aeuo Desideratissimum Necantea Visum Federico Saminiati" Tropicorum Ad Ele Uationem Poli 51 Grad', 'Horologium Murale Ad Austrum, Cum Horis Ab Occasu, Pro Eleuat: Poli Graduum 51/Horologium Murale Ad Boream, Cum Horis Ab Occasu', and 'Horologium Horizontale Cum Horis Ab Occasu Solis, As Eleuat: Poli Grad: 51'. Latin Language. Owners brief pencil notes inside of back cover. According to ESTC the book is complete. There is some variation in the ESTC as to the title. First and only edition. Probably rebacked in vellum and is contains extensive writing. Printer's headpiece, engraved initials, and printer's tailpieces. A fascinating early work on astronomy, written at a pivotal time during the development of the astronomical field during the sixteenth century. Marks the Revolution swept the academic sphere of astronomy. This revolution was the scientific discovery of the heliocentric model, in which the sun is the center of the Solar System, shifting the thought from the previous belief of the Ptolemaic model, in which the Earth was the center of the universe. .
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- Tabulae Astronomicae: Quibus Facile Omnia Capita, Quae Ad Usum Sphaerae Primi Mobilis Pracipuntur, Consici Possint. His Quo Que Accesservni, Fundamentum, Apodixis, Causa Ae Demonstratio, Nec Non Supputandi Methodus Absolutissima ...
- Author
- Saminati, Federico
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- Format/Binding
- Limp vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ex Officina Typographica Martini Nutij,
- Place of Publication
- Antwerp
- Date Published
- 1599
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