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1701021482The Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-Yard: Sam Smith and Benj Walford 1701. "Third edition very much enlarg'd throughout". 12mo pp 30 17 - 208; second title page 193 - 414 rather age-toned throughout and slightly worn the hinge before the last page cracked but no weakness the engraved portrait frontispiece is browned and has been mounted and has a small strip missing from its left margin bound in a simple Victorian half calf and marbled boards rubbed the joints cracking a little but firm; with the signature on the front endpaper of Anne Aitken Carnbee. . Third edition. Half-Leather. Good. Sam Smith and Benj Walford Hardcover
1735022162West-end of St Paul's London: William Innys and Richard Manby 1735. Tenth edition corrected. Small octavo pp 4 405 3 page publisher's catalogue a little age-toned withe very lights blemishes here and there corners worn but overall quite good original leather a little worn and crazed with loss of surface on the upper side very neatly rebacked with new leather spine and label with bookplate of the United Presbyterian College on the front endpaper. Temth edition. Full Leather. Good. William Innys and Richard Manby Hardcover
1796c3126London: Printed for F Wingrave et al. G : in Good condition. Rebound with four pages of prelims loosely inserted. Remainder tight with occasional foxing and off-setting. 1796. Sixth Edition with Additions. Paper covered hardback boards with green cloth spine. 240mm x 170mm 9" x 7". vi 131pp. Four of five fold out astronomical charts. Extracted from volume 1. The prelims presumably taken from the parent volume comprise the half-title dedications to Earl of Sandwich and Sir Robert Ladbroke corrigenda and the title page. The charts are numbered II to V: chart I is absent. . Printed for F Wingrave, et al hardcover
172735035Paris:: Montalant. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1727. Hardcover. folding plates; Tabulae astronomicae : Ludovici Magni jussu et munificentia exaratae et in lucem editae : in quibus solis lunae reliquorumque planetarum motus ex ipsis observationibus . Traduntur . : adjecta sunt descriptio constructio & usus instrumentorum astronomiae novae practicae inservientium variaque problemata astronomis geographisque perutilia : ad meridianum Observatorii Regii Parisiensis in quo habitae sunt observationes ab ipso autore Philippo de La Hire .4 folding engraved plates. 14 102 2 81 7 pages. 4to 256x197 mm full decoarative modern calf gilt; opening leaves dampstained and foxed occasional limited browning. DSB VII 579; Houzeau & Lancaster 12780. . Montalant hardcover
175136102Berlin Haude et Spener 1751. 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres" Tome V pp. 289-325 and 1 folded engraved plate - pp. 326-338 and 1 folded engraved plate. <br/><br/><em>Both first edition.These memoirs "Research concerning the precession of the eqinoxes and of the nutation of the earth's axis" and "On the parallaxe of the Moon with respect to its elevation and azimuth under the hypothesis of a spherical earth" played an importent role in the confirmation of Newton's theory of gravitation by using analytical methods instead of geometrical. - Eneström Euler Bibliography E 171 a. E 172. </em> unknown
1735016015Nuremburg / Nuernberg / Nurnberg circa 1735: G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana 1735. Reprint . Triple Mat Board. Fine. A Fine Colored Reprint Of An Exceptionally Decorative Astronomical Map Image 15 1/2" X 13 1/2" Not A Flat Copy Or Poster Heavy Raised Ink On Heavy Textured Paper With Faux Laid Lines No Center Fold Discernible. Beautifully Colored Probably Hand Colored. The Finest Possible Copy But Not An Eighteenth Century Original.Nicely Matted With Triple Mat Boards In Different Colors. <br/> <br/> G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana unknown
1723030380Lugduni Batavorum Apud Petrum Vander Aa 1723. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Seventeen Folding Plates. Title Page 16 413 Pp 15 Pp Catalogus Librorum Followed By 17 Folding Plates At End Each With Many Figures. Full Vellum Early 18Th Century Blind Stamped Design At Center Of Covers Spine Stamped In Gilt. Hand Marbled Papers On Pastedowns All Edges Colored Red. Text Block 17.5 Cm Tall. Latin Exposition Of Newtonian Philosophy Addressed To Students. A Very Nice Example In Original Vellum Light Wear At Spine Ends A Few Tiny Holes In Bottom Spine Edge Of Rear Cover And In Gutter Edge At Bottom Of Plates 16 And 17 Not Affecting Text Or Illustrations. Red Color Of Edges Of Page Blocks Is Almost Entirely Unfaded And Still Shiny. No Marks Or Bookplates. Per Wikipedia Willem Jacob 'S Gravesande 1688 - 1742 Was A Dutch Lawyer And Natural Philosopher Chiefly Remembered For Developing Experimental Demonstrations Of The Laws Of Classical Mechanics. As Professor Of Mathematics Astronomy And Philosophy At Leiden University He Helped To Propagate Isaac Newton's Ideas In Continental Europe. In 1715 'S Gravesande Visited London As Part Of A Dutch Delegation Sent To Welcome The Hanoverian Succession In Great Britain. In London 'S Gravesande Met Both King George I And Isaac Newton And Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society.In 1717 He Became Professor Of Mathematics And Astronomy In Leiden. From That Position He Was Instrumental In Introducing Newton's Work To The Netherlands. 'S Gravesande's Main Scientific Work Is Physices Elementa Mathematica Experimentis Confirmata Sive Introductio Ad Philosophiam Newtonianam "Mathematical Elements Of Natural Philosophy Confirmed By Experiments; Or An Introduction To Newtonian Philosophy" Published In Leiden In 1720. In That Book He Laid The Foundations For The Teaching Of Newtonian Mechanics Through Experimental Demonstrations. He Presented His Work Before Audiences That Included Voltaire And Albrecht Von Haller. The Book Was Soon Translated Into English By John Theophilus Desaguliers Curator Of Experiments For The Royal Society. In 1722 He Published The Results Of A Series Of Experiments In Which Brass Balls Were Dropped From Varying Heights Onto A Soft Clay Surface. He Found That A Ball With Twice The Speed Of Another Would Leave An Indentation Four Times As Deep From Which He Concluded That The Correct Expression For The "Live Force" Of A Body In Motion What Is Modernly Called Its "Kinetic Energy" Is Proportional To Its Mass And The Square Of Its Velocity. <br/> <br/> Lugduni Batavorum Apud Petrum Vander Aa hardcover
17152946Oxoniæ Oxford: E theatro Sheldoniano impensis H. Clements ad insigne lunæ falcatæ in Cœmeterio D. Pauli Londini London 1715. Quarter calf buckram boards. Very Good. Third edition. 8vo pp. xiv 274 incl. engraved vignette of the north facade of the Sheldonian Theatre to title page plus numerous in-text figures and diagrams. Rebound in later quarter calf lettered and ruled in gilt five raised bands grey buckram boards. Edges speckled red. New endpapers. Corners bumped a few marks to buckram. Edges browned black stain remains of a stamp to leading edge. Slight wave to text block some foxing and toning heaviest at front and rear occasional dirty fingerprints black and liquid staining to margins of leading edges. Else tight and tidy. A robust copy of the third edition of the influential Scottish mathematician natural philosopher and cryptographer's Introduction to True Physics; John Keill 1671–1721 was instrumental in popularising Newtonian principles through his published lecture series having "offered the first course on Newtonian natural philosophy and the first reputedly based on 'experimental demonstrations' at Hart Hall Oxford at either of the English universities" ODNB. The first edition of the published version of Keill's lectures Introductio ad veram physicam appeared in 1701 the year he also became a fellow of the Royal Society. After an interlude away from Oxford including a government position as 'decypherer to Anne Queen of Great Britain' Keill returned to the University in 1712 as Savilian Professor of Astronomy as detailed on the title page of this edition the first to do so. E theatro Sheldoniano, impensis H. Clements, ad insigne lunæ falcatæ in Cœmeterio D. Pauli Londini [London] hardcover
1709021539Leiden Leide: Chez Pierre Vander Aa 1709. Derniere Edition . Full Leather. Very Good. 6 3/8" x 4. Folding Plates and Maps Throughout. Complete with two front endpapers illustrated title page no printed title page pp 1-140 with all plates maps folding maps. Original spine decorated in gilt five raised bands also decorated in gilt polished calf boards which appear to be replacements in the 17th or early 18th century. Watered colored endpapers. Contents clean and unworn binding worn and frayed but professionally refreshed and quite solid. Pencil signature of George Ellery Hale the astronomer. <br/> <br/> Chez Pierre Vander Aa hardcover
176935028Paris: Guillyn. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1769. Second Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 7 folding engraved plates on 6 leaves the often errant plate 4 is present Lvi xlix 3 393 3 pages. 8vo 198x122 mm contemporary sheep gilt with morocco lettering piece spine ends with shallow wear cover corners worn through 19th-century Ricasoli-Firidolfi armorial bookplate on title verso slightly wrinkling the paper. NOTES: Second edition of an introduction to Newtonian mathematics and physics originally published in 1747. Pages 327-59 contain a summary of the author's 1748 prize essay on the effects of attraction on capillary phenomena "the most successful of Sigorgne's efforts to apply the concept of universal gravitation" DSB. Babson 112; DSB XII 430; Wallis 150.001. . Guillyn hardcover
174835302Paris: Estienne. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1748. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; History of the sky or the origin of idolatry and the despised philosophy is research on the formation of celestial bodies & any nature. New edition. Sound copies in calf with spines nicely worked in gilt. Nouvelle édition. Marbled eps. A number of plates some a little bit weird. 6.5 x 4". . Estienne hardcover
1781r7160Paris: Chez de Bure. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Ex-lib. Library rebind. Cover rubbed and faded. 1781. Seconde Édition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 260mm x 180mm 10" x 7". xxiv 527pp. 3 b/w fold out plates. Text in French. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Chez de Bure hardcover
173435013Paris: Clouzier Bordelet Gissey. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1734. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 19 engraved plates. 40 398 8; 8 382 24 pages including half-titles. 2 volumes. 12mo 165x94 mm contemporary mottled calf gilt; some plates toned dampstaining in lower outer corners of Volume 2 opening leaves. Paris: Gissey et al. 1734 Fourth edition of a work originally published in 1709 based on the author's lectures at the University of Paris containing detailed descriptions of 116 experiments. An account of various electrical experiments with magnets. Pierre Poliniere was one of the earliest in France to present public lectures on experimental natural philosophy and one of the first on the continent to advocate Newton's theory of colour. His Experiences de physique of 1709 contains a hundred experiments to do with the weight and elasticity of air chemistry hydrostatics sound magnetism light and colour. DSB XI 67-68. PROVENANCE-Astronomy and Science Books from the Collection of Martin C. Gutzwiller. . Clouzier, Bordelet, Gissey hardcover
1762r3699cParis: Desaint & Saillant. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. 1762. New Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 100mm 7" x 4". 504pp. Text in French. . Desaint & Saillant hardcover
175735010Venice: Bartolomeo Baronchelli. Good with no dust jacket. 1757. Paperback. B&W Illustration; c1700 pages; xlviii 568 8; xii 536; viii 220 viii 364 pages including engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. 4 parts in 3 volumes. Folio 395x260 mm contemporary paste-paper wrappers quite worn and most likely original with portions missing from spines and some chipping along cover edges Volume 2 front cover detached with title adhered other front covers partly detached; scattered foxing; uncut. Vác Piarist ownership inscription dated 1805 on titles later Hungarian stamp on versos. NOTES; The first 2 volumes reprint Petau's 1627 treatise on chronology De doctrina temporum the third his 1630 Uranologion. Houzeau & Lancaster 12840. Uranologion brings together works by famous ancient astronomers such as Hipparchus c. 190 BC c. 120 BC Geminus 1st century BC and Ptolemy 90 168 AD. Latin language text. PROVENANCE-Astronomy and Science Books from the Collection of Martin C. Gutzwiller. . Bartolomeo Baronchelli, paperback
1796ST20813Helmstedt: Printed and commissioned by C. G. Fleckeisen 1796. FIRST EDITION. 275 x 225 mm. 10 3/4 x 9". XVI 250 2 pp. <br/> Contemporary brown paste paper boards smooth spine with red roan label. WITH 10 ENGRAVED PLATES one folding by "G. T." after Schröter. Honeyman 2825; de la Lande p. 635; Poggendorff II 846; cf. DSB XII p. 226 NDB XXIII 590 Schröter and 510 Schrader. See also Sheehan and Baum "Observations and inference: Johann Hieronymous Schroeter 1745-1816" Journal of the British Astronomical Association vol.105 no.4 p.171-175. Joints and extremities somewhat rubbed boards with a hint of chafing occasional very minor foxing including to the final plate half a dozen leaves with faint dampstain to head edge but a really excellent copy the other plates clean and bright the text especially clean and fresh and the binding entirely sound.<br/> <br/> This is a very rarely seen early work on the topography of Venus written by the astronomer who first observed the planet's so-called phase anomaly and illustrated with 10 folding plates. One of a series of "fragments" Schröter published--the others concerning the sun the moon Saturn and Mercury--"Aphroditographische Fragmente" discusses the author's observations of Venus' surface at the same time coining the term "Aphroditographie" in reference to the Greek version of the goddess' name. The most important observation contained in our work concerns the phases of Venus: like the moon Venus appears to wax and wane when observed through a telescope. However due to the thickness of its atmosphere the planet will always appear less full than mathematical calculations indicate it should be. This phenomenon known as Venus' phase anomaly--or the Schröter Effect--first observed by the man who gave it its name in 1793 is discussed in detail in this text which is accompanied by highly detailed plates. Eight of these are focused on Venus primarily depicting its phases; another is a diagram of the telescope; and the other depicts the Orion Nebula to which there is a short addendum. Schröter 1745-1816 built a state-of-the-art observatory at Lilienthal in Lower Saxony equipped with the largest telescopes available at the time. One such instrument which he built in his own workshop was an impressive 27-foot telescope discussed in the present work which has sometimes been incorrectly credited to Schröter's colleague William Herschel 1738-1822. Schröter made systematic long-term observations of the surfaces of the moon and planets something DSB tells us he was the first to do. Not everything he discovered or asserted turned out to be true. Based on his findings he posited the existence of a mountain range on Venus' surface and suggested a rotation period for the planet. Both subsequently were disproven modern scientists have suggested that Schröter's "mountain" may have been an overly optimistic observation of a cloud formation but like the rest of his work they demonstrated the commitment to observational astronomy that leads astronomy historians William Sheehan and Richard Baum to call Schröter "the man who laid the foundations of planetology and modern selenography." His long and impressive astronomical career came to an unfortunate end in 1813 when during the Napoleonic invasion the French reportedly set fire to his observatory. His library instruments unpublished notes and copies of many of his works which were published in small runs at his expense were said to have been destroyed in the fire a fact that may partly explain the current rarity of our book. We have been able to trace at auction only an ex-library copy of the book with significant condition problems that sold in 1981 for a hammer price of £260; the fact that such an unattractive copy came from the distinguished Honeyman collection reinforces how difficult the work is to obtain. Printed and commissioned by C. G. Fleckeisen unknown
1766004410London: J Nourse and J Buckland 1766. An antiquarian book on globes astronomy and the universe 127 pages plus index. there are several pull out pages which provide 13 individual technical illustrations book is overall clean and bright with just a little browning to first and last few pages and occasional small foxing spots inside rear blank endpaper has been removed. Title page has smal piece cut away at top does not affect the wording. Outer boardsare rubbed and worn on edges hinges are split but held by the binding cords few marks to leather. Though not perfect a pleasing copy of a collectible antiquarian book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN UPON REQUEST. Reprint. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8 x 5¼ Inches. Hardcover. J Nourse and J Buckland Hardcover
1748023048London: Printed for the Author's Children 1748. Large quarto pp 6 20 page subscriber's list xx 392 with six folding tables the title page with a little toning to the edges a few slight blemishes here and there but a remarkably clean copy overall internally contemporary half calf and marbled boards slightly rubbed and scuffed but a good sound binding. The RARE large paper copy measures 223mm x 290mm. Colin Maclaurin was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. A mathematician and younger contemporary of Newton's Maclaurin believed in Newton's theory of calculus and in the relationship between natural philosophy and mathematics. In this work which was published posthumously by subscription Maclaurin writes on Newton's discoveries and methods of investigation and also includes a long history of natural philosophy. "Though a number of other general expositions of Newton's thought were published during the eighteenth century MacLaurin's Account has long been recognized as the leading authoritative statement of mainstream Newtonianism" DNB. . First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good. Printed for the Author's Children Hardcover
173455790London: Printed for J. Osborn; and S. Birt 1734. 8vo. vi 2 219 1 pp. including publisher’s ads. With 10 folding copper engraved plates. Contemporary dark polished calf red & gilt morocco spine label very faint tidemark at gutter margin of last couple leaves expertly restored at head & foot of spine still a very good fresh copy from the libraries of John Morris and Robert Harland Waterford w/ ownership markings on title and last page of introduction. Second edition revised & expanded of this excellent posthumous work on spherical projection and applications for astronomy by the former assistant to the astronomer John Flamsteed. The first edition was published posthumously in 1714 and then revised and expanded by Hodgson former assistant to Flamsteed for this edition. Witty 1679-1711/12 was employed by Flamsteed from 1705-1706 in order to oversee the computations necessary to prepare Flamsteed’s notorious Historia Coelestis for the press. Flamsteed after the death of Queen Anne in 1714 retrieved 300 of the 400 copies printed and destroyed them with only 60 surviving copies. After leaving Flamsteed when Newton had withheld payment for the massive work Witty became a chaplain for a gentleman in Hampshire was ordained priest in 1708 and became curate at St. Vedast London until his death. Houzeau & Lancaster 9674 1714 ed. Printed for J. Osborn; and S. Birt, unknown
17806577Edinburgh: Printed for the Author 1780. 12mo pp. 48 frontispiece. Extracted from a volume. Slightly spotted. A rare educational pamphlet published at the height of the Enlightenment of scientific discovery and philosophic discourse and pre-dating planetary discoveries including Uranus 1781. As such it only examines the Sun Mercury Venus Earth the Moon Jupiter and Saturn amongst other astronomical features like comets the weather stars and the Copernican System after refuting the Ptolemaic and Tychonian Systems. The frontispiece depicts the Copernican solar system. ESTC locates copies in Aberdeen NLS and BL only with Worldcat adding one more in Stanford. ESTC T70937. Printed for the Author unknown
1789D16582Boston: B. Edes & Son 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 19thcentury ¾ leather and marbled paper over boards. 16pp. Lacking the folding plate which holds the distinction of being the first chart of the solar system produced in the United States. Nevertheless a book that has become quite scarce on the market. Housed in a custom box with a reproduction of the lacking chart folded and laid in. <br/><br/> B. Edes & Son hardcover
