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160130249DBFrankfurt, Melchior Hartmann für Niklaus Basse, 1601. Folio. (14) Bl., 704 S., (53) S. Index. Mit grosser Holzschnittdruckermarke auf dem letzten Blatt. Pergamentband aus der Zeit mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel.
160130249DBFrankfurt, Melchior Hartmann für Niklaus Basse, 1601. Folio. (14) Bl., 704 S., (53) S. Index. Mit grosser Holzschnittdruckermarke auf dem letzten Blatt. Pergamentband aus der Zeit mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 30249D
1612953521Moguntiae [Mainz]: Anton Hierat. 1612. Quart, 33 x 20 cm. (Einband gebräunt und fleckig, die beiden Bindebänder erneuert, Titel mit handschriftlichem Besitzvermerk und an den Rändern mit Japanpapier verstärkt, innen teils stark gebräunt und feuchtigkeitsrandig) [16 Warenabbildungen] 6 Blatt, 596 Seiten, 14 Bl., 122 S., 1 weißes Blatt, 59, 20, 23 S. Ganzpergament der Zeit, vollständig restauriert und neu aufgezogen,
16796783Paris, 1679. 4to. Cont.hvellum. Engr.frontisp. (26),448,(66),88 pp. and 43 fine engravings in the text. Tear in one leaf rep., no loss. - Houzeau & Lancaster 1037. A good large copy with a few pencilnotes.
16970031141697 Paris, Jean Anisson, 1697. Deux volumes in-12 (101 X 171 mm) veau marbré, dos cinq nerfs ornés, caissons dorés, titre et tomaison dorés, tranches mouchetées en rouge (reliure moderne). Tome I : portrait-frontispice, (1) f. de titre, (15) ff., 410 pages, 18 planches et un tableau ; Tome II : (2) ff. de titre et de table, 435 pages, (9) pages de table et privilège, 2 planches. Six feuillets du premier tome comportent des taches claires sans gravité ne gênant pas la lisibilité du texte.
1655bn1541A Rouen chez Jacques Cailloüe, dans la Cour du Palais Relié 1655 Très rare ouvrage, ici bien complet de son frontispice présentant Copernic, Kepler et Galilée. 'L'oeuvre s'adresse au grand public plutôt qu'aux experts sur le sujet, et son but est de populariser la vision de l'univers que l'on doit à Copernic, Kepler et Galilée. Le principal argument est que la Lune n'est pas un disque brillant mais plutôt un monde avec un paysage comme celui de la Terre. Bien sûr Wilkins n'est pas le 1er à avancer une telle théorie ; par exemple Galilée l'a indiqué de manière semblable. De manière peut-être plus surprenante, il pense que la Lune est une planète habitable et prédit qu'un jour le voyage vers elle sera possible. Ici aussi Wilkins n'est pas le 1er à faire cette suggestion mais elle est typique de la manière dont il pense, permettant à son esprit de vagabonder au milieu d'idées que d'autres auraient trouvé trop non conventionnelles pour les considérer.' In-12 relié plein parchemin (relié et lavé en 1861 d'après une note sur la garde). D'après une note figurant au 1er contre-plat, l'ouvrage a été « lavé et relié en 1861 ». Sa couverture est en plein parchemin, probablement de récupération : des restes d'écriture manuscrite sont encore parfaitement visibles. Cette technique, assez usuelle aux XIXe et début du XXe siècle produit parfois des résultats imparfaits. Ici cependant, la reliure a été soigneusement réalisée et ne souffre d'aucun défaut. Pièce de titre : frontispice, 8 pages non paginées contenant le titre et au lecteur, 269 pages pour le texte de la première partie, 3 pages non paginées pour la table, 2 pages non paginées pour le titre, 284 pages pour le texte, 3 pages non paginées pour la table des propositions. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
165022774Bologna, Giovanni Battista Ferroni, 1650. 2 Teile in einem Band. (8), XXXIX, (1), 307, (1) SS. (4), 309-633, (3) SS. Beide Titel mit Holzschnittvignette; es fehlt die Tafel. Mit zahlr. Holzschnittillustrationen und Druckermarke am letzten Bl. recto. Schöner Leder-Fächereinband der Zeit. Gr.-4to.
16791718Venedig, Bosius, 1679. Erste Ausgabe. - Honeyman 2530; Sotheran I, 3743; Houzeau/Lancaster 11527. - "A very rare work, which seems to be quite unknown to bibliographers ... nor does anything to be known of the author" (Sotheran). - Die Textkupfer sind mit Nr. 1-59 (zusätzlich 42a, 43 u. 43a), 61, 62, 65-70, 72, 73, sowie Nr. 1 (Falttafel), 2 und 3 im Schlußteil numeriert. Die Diagramme tragen die römische Numerierung I-CLXXXIII. - Blatt 1 des Tabellenteils zur Hälfte beschnitten (es fehlen die Diagramme 1 und 2) und mit altem Papier ergänzt. - Frontispiz und Titel mit altem handschriftlichen Besitzvermerk (verblaßt). - Astronomisch-mathematisches Lehrbuch, über dessen Autor bis heute nichts bekannt ist. Mit Anleitungen zum Bau aller Arten von Sonnenuhren. - In sehr guter Gesamterhaltung. - Sehr selten.
1608ABC_47602Colophon: Rees 1608. Folio 30 x 19.5 cm. Abraham Wijlicx Contemporary vellum sewn on four supports laced through the joints. With a half-page woodcut illustration and some decorations built up from typographic ornaments on the title page 74 woodcuts of various sizes in text many near full- and half-page with some woodcut decorated initials various series a headpiece built up from typographic ornaments and an ornamental woodcut tailpiece. 111 1 pp. A very rare early seventeenth-century Dutch book on astronomy compiling the knowledge of the German astronomer mathematician and cartographer Peter Apian 1495-1552. A great work on cosmography astronomy perspective and many related subjects. The book is subdivided into six parts highlighting the scales and course of planets the principles of the zodiac signs and their correct identification the calculation of heights and distances as well as the instruments used for calculation and measurement. All of this rendered in readable explanations and numerous clarifying woodcut illustrations. The book showcases marvelous woodcut illustrations of volvelles which are rotating parts of a paper construction known as a wheel chart used to illustrate the position and movement of celestial bodies. Volvelles are recognized as early versions of paper analogue computers and have been utilised in various fields for organization and calculation. The origins of volvelles can be traced back to astronomy books as well as certain Arabic treatises on humoral medicine and the Persian astronomer Abu Rayhan Biruni circa 1000 who played a significant role in their development. Throughout the book the author compiled images taken from Apians influential works. It is unclear who compiled this work as the title page states only the initials S.D.V.B. The work later found its way into the German language in an Ingolstadt edition from 1533 titles Instrument buch here clearly putting the emphasis on the tools rather than the calculations and practical astronomy.With the bookplate of Buijnsters-Smets on the front paste-down. The base of the spine is slightly damaged the boards are slightly dust-soiled internally very slightly browned and foxed throughout. Light damage to spine and book block slighty detached at bottom some browning and foxing. The first and last few leaves are slightly water stained. Otherwise in good condition.l Bierens de Haan 94; Hoogendoorn BSo1; Houzeau/ Lancaster 2909; STCN 86331306X 7 copies; USTC 1035104 6 copies; Van Ortroy Apian 114; WorldCat 65713062 10 copies. ABE CAT Astronomy & Cosmography hardcover
162254159Amsterdam, 1622. 4to. 18th century full calf with double gilt line-borders to boards and five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Neatly rebacked with 90% of the old spine preserved. Corners very neatly restored. Old owner's inscription (Madrolle) to inside of front board, dated 1840, a small Jesuit stamp to front free end-paper and verso of title-page, and a stamp to blank outer margin of title-page (École Sainte Geneviève). Neat note about the author, in French (""one of the greatest men of his century and one of the founders of astronomy""...), to title-page by previous owner Madrolle. All leaves ruled around the text. A very nice copy with some even browning of some leaves and occasional very light dampstaining or brownspotting. F.*3 with a very neatly closed tear (16), 159, (1)"" 342 + (8), 44 pp. Woodcut title-vignette, woodcut initials, and numerous woodcut diagrams and illustrations in the text as well as many tables.
16853340Danzig:: Sumptibus auctoris typis D.F. Rhetii 1685. SOLE EDITION. Folio:. 34.8 x 22.5 cm. 6 lvs. 24 196 pp. Collation: 6 4 4 4 A-Z4 AA6. With engraved title page vignette and 7 1 double-page engraved plates. Bound in 18th c. half calf and marbled boards with very slight wear. Spine with citron morocco label gilt. A nice copy with a few early marginal paper repairs no loss. The final two leaves of the table with repaired tears the second of these with a small natural paper flaw costing a few letters. Complete with the seven plates engraved by Hevelius himself. "Annus Climactericus" was the last of Hevelius' works published in the author's lifetime. The book comprises observations of the planets sun moon and fixed stars many of which were made alongside the English astronomer Edmond Halley. The observations were made from 8 January until 25 September 1679 subsequent to the publication of the second volume of Hevelius' "Machina Coelestis" almost the entire press run of which was lost in the fire that destroyed Hevelius' observatory on 26 September 1679. Hevelius also included new observations of the binary star Omicron Ceti which Hevelius had been observing for 25 years and which he had named "Mira" and grappled with the problem of its changing size and color. In addition the book includes Hevelius' observations of the Great Comet of 1680 illustrated by a magnificent double-page plate engraved by Hevelius the total lunar eclipse of February 1682 the comet of 1682 the solar eclipse of July 1684 each also accompanied by a plate "Observator Sculpsit." observations of several Great Conjunctions etc.There are also numerous letters to and from members of the Royal Society of England: Henry Oldenburg John Wallis John Flamsteed Nehemiah Grew and Halley as well as several European astronomers among them Ismaël Boulliau. The letters deal primarily with Hevelius' feud with Robert Hooke over the merits of the use of telescopic sights for celestial observation vide infra.The "Climactic Year" to which the title of the book refers is 1679 the year in which Hevelius published his "Machinae Coelestis pars Posterior" which comprised 49 years worth of Hevelius' celestial observations; and the year in which his observatory burned to the ground. In the introduction Hevelius gives his own account of the fire that consumed not only the observatory building itself but also Hevelius' instruments "tam astronomicis quam opticis" his library his printing press and print making workshop and the irreplaceable stock of his self-published works. He also describes the psychological and emotional toll that the fire took on him and thanks God that at last his spirit "in cineribus hactenus fere supultum" was revived by the arrival of the Great Comet of 1680 and that he was able to make new observations.Hevelius Hooke and Halley: The Controversy over Open-Sight Instruments vs. Telescopic ObservationThe "Annus Climactericus" is of great importance in the history of science marking as it does the climax of a contentious debate between Hevelius who argued that his "open-sighted" instruments employing fore- and near-sights but no lenses or cross-hairs were more accurate than those fitted with telescopic sights micrometers with telescopic lenses and cross-hairs and Robert Hooke who argued against that position.Hooke and Hevelius had been arguing politely over the relative merits of both kinds of instruments since the 1660s but matters came to a head in 1673 with the publication of Hevelius' "Machinae Coelestis Pars Prior" in which Hevelius forcefully enumerated the limitations of telescopic sights and Hooke's critique of the book in which he wrote that readings taken with Hevelius' instruments could not be more accurate than ½ minute of arc. Moreover he mocked Hevelius' instruments which Hooke asserted were no better than the antiquated ones used by Tycho almost a century earlier his observations and methods. Moreover he asserted that Hevelius was not only providing the scientific community with incorrect data but was impeding scientific progress itself.Hevelius responded with a letter to Henry Oldenburg in which he asserted that his observations were in fact accurate to within 5 seconds of arc that he had never seen data that proved Hooke's assertions and that he resented Hooke's ad hominem attacks. Inevitably the astronomer John Flamsteed was drawn into the controversy and though he had great respect for Hevelius and voiced his disapproval of Hooke's attacks felt compelled to note some of the errors in Hevelius' observations. Hevelius responded and the two men carried on a correspondence in which they argued over the data and during which Hevelius leveled charges of jealousy against Flamsteed and voiced his conviction that Flamsteed and Hooke were now conspiring against him. Fortunately the rift was eventually healed. Part of the correspondence is included in the "Annus Climactericus".1679: A Comparative Test:The arrival at Danzig of Edmond Halley who brought with him his portable 2 –foot quadrant fitted with telescopic sights presented an opportunity to compare results obtained with both types of instruments. The two men made observations side-by-side from 26 May to 18 July 1679 using Halley's instrument and Hevelius' own quadrant "with which he made regular observations of the Sun the large sextant for angular distances between stars planets and the limbs of the Moon and his 12-foot telescope for occultations." Hevelius' wife Elizabeth Hevelius' personal printer and two other observers also participated.Before Halley left Danzig he wrote at Hevelius' request what amounted to a testimonial to the accuracy of Hevelius' open-sighted instruments. Halley wrote that he could testify "to the certainty of the instruments against all who would cast doubt on Hevelius' observations. He had seen with his own eyes that not just occasional observations but many by different observers with the large sextant agreed incredibly well together and any discrepancies were very small which he greatly admired."Cook p. 100In the introduction to the "Annus Climactericus" Hevelius excoriated Hooke and boasted that his calculations demolished Hooke's assertions of the inferiority of Hevelius' methods. The book was reviewed in the Philosophical Transactions of September-October 1685 by Hooke's antagonist John Wallis who censured Hooke for his behavior toward Hevelius and took pains to rehearse each of Hevelius' criticism of Hooke and to summarize the 27 letters of support that Hevelius printed in the "Annus". Hooke responded to Hevelius in February 1686 in an effort to vindicate himself and Hevelius in turn wrote that he would publish his long-awaited star catalog "Uranographia" to furnish proof of the superiority of his methods but Hevelius' death the following year put an end to the dispute.Postscript: Hevelius and HalleyHevelius printed Halley's positive assessment of the Danzig astronomer's instruments and calculations in the "Annus Climactericus" p. 101-102 and thereby drew Halley into the controversy with Hooke. Moreover Hevelius misrepresented the reason for Halley's visit stating that he had invited Halley to Danzig the visit was Halley's own idea that he had asked him to bring the telescopic quadrant which Halley had actually brought with him to make observations of the southern constellations on St. Helena and that Halley came to Danzig as an official representative of the Royal Society of which Halley was not yet a member.This all irritated Halley who in order to extricate himself from the Hevelius-Hooke controversy downplayed his original estimation of the accuracy of Hevelius' calculations. Halley also realized that while attesting to the accuracy of Hevelius' instruments he seemed to side with Hevelius against Hooke whose belief in the superiority of telescopic sights was in fact Halley's own.While he never attacked Hevelius he put it forth that his earlier enthusiasm had been in part motivated by a desire to placate a "peevish old man." In the end there was a poetic resolution to the tension between the two men: When Elizabeth Hevelius had her husband's star catalogue printed in 1690 three years after Hevelius' death She included Halley's own catalogue of the stars of the southern hemisphere which was based on Halley's observations made on St. Helena with the 2-ft quadrant just before his visit to Hevelius in 1679. VD17 39:125045B; DSB 6 363; Honeyman 1675. For a thorough discussion of the Hevelius-Hooke controversy see Saridakis "Converging Elements in the Development of Late Seventeenth-Century Disciplinary Astronomy: Instrumentation Education and the Hevelius-Hooke Controversy" p. 129 ff.; For an assessment of the relative accuracy of Halley's and Hevelius' computations at Danzig see Cook "Edmond Halley: Charting the Heavens and the Seas" p. 93 ff.; For Hevelius' work on the binary star Mira Ceti see Hatch "Hevelius- History and Identity" in "Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology" p 158 ff.; For D. Capellus' contemporary account of the fire and a detailed inventory of Hevelius' losses see MacPike "Hevelius Flamsteed Halley" Appendix I. London 1937 Sumptibus auctoris, typis D.F. Rhetii, books
