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B., Gustavo Gili, 1925, 19 x 13 cm., cartoné original, 448 figuras intercaladas, algunas fuera de texto, 2 h. - 676 págs. - 2 h.
Folio (340 x 520 mm). (14), 125, (1 blank), 218, (2) pp. With hand-coloured engraved title-page and 30 double-page hand-coloured engraved plates, each celestial charts or model Universes. Also with 4 engraved and 2 woodcut in-text diagrams, illustrated woodcut initials, headpieces, and tailpieces. Contemporary full vellum ruled in floriated gilt, decorated with gilt arabesques, stamped in gilt on spine, all edges gilt. First edition, second issue of the only celestial atlas published in the Golden Age of Dutch cartography, and perhaps the most important 17th century celestial atlas to be produced. - Unlike later celestial atlases, the Cellarius charts demonstrated various ancient and contemporary cosmological ideas, rather than merely the names and positions of the stars. The purpose of the book was to assess contemporary attempts to discover the underlying harmony of the universe. As such, the charts represent the highest levels of 17th century astronomical thought, with lavishly engraved and hand-coloured plates showing the three great theories on the nature of the universe: the Ptolemaic, the Copernican, and the Brahean. This was an era when the debate between these models was at the forefront of cosmological science, on par with the debate between Einsteinian Relativism and Quantum Theory today. - Featured in four plates, the Ptolemaic model was the oldest, formulated by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy about 150 CE. Ptolemy's approach placed the Earth at the centre of the cosmos, but unlike other ancient models (for instance, Aristotle's) could explain the odd movement of the planets as observed from Earth: unlike the moon and Sun, most planets occasionally appear to travel in spirals in the night sky rather than tracking sedately East to West. This movement in rooted in the word planet itself, from the Greek "planetes" meaning "wandering one". Ptolemy was able finally to mathematically explain the wandering of the planets, though by way of a complex geometry of epicycles. - By the 16th century, this model was beginning to wear thin. In 1543 Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) made detailed observations which led him to publish "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" ("On the Revolutions of the Celestial Orbs"), which solved the worst geometrical complications of Ptolemy by placing the Sun at the centre of the universe and making orbits by and large circular. However, until Galileo, the Copernician theory lacked an underlying system of physics to explain this new movement. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) attempted to forge a middle path between the classic Ptolemaic model and the neater mathematics of the Copernican, allowing that most planets would orbit the sun, but that the Sun orbited the Earth, which remained at the centre of the cosmos. As early as the 12th century it was not uncommon to posit that one or two planets might orbit the Sun, which in turn orbited the Earth. However, in the mediaeval period, debate was held off due largely to the lack of technological ability to observe the sky with precision. It was simply impossible to prove whether the Sun or the Earth stood at the centre, and thus similar (though always geocentric) models existed side by side without too much controversy. When Cellarius placed these three models together it was in a world where this had changed: one of these models would emerge to portray what was, to contemporaries, an inimitable truth both scientific and deeply religious. The only question was who would win the day. - In this volume, Cellarius has delved into this debate in striking baroque style, bringing to bear all the power of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography on the heavens rather than the Earth. The four engravings of the Ptolemaic system depict the central Earth encased, as was traditional, in the four elements, including a large ring of fire. Above this are the orbits of the seven planets: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, bordered by the ecliptic, in which the fixed stars spin around the unmoving Earth once a day. Another Ptolemaic plate includes two smaller models as part of the marginal decoration, one of the Ptolemaic hypothesis, "in qua Terra totius Universi centrum", and one of the Brahean hypothesis, "in qua centrum Lunae et Firmamenti est Terra. reliquorum quinq. Planetarum Sol". In this way, Cellarius placed each model in direct dialogue with each other, not only in text but in image. Following the section on Ptolemy, Copernicus bursts onto the scene with a model dominated by a central sun, its rays stretching out to every corner of the universe. Around it are Mercury, Venus, and then Earth itself, around which orbits the Moon; next comes Mars and then Jupiter, now with four moons to itself, and finally Saturn. The four moons of Jupiter had only been discovered fifty years previously, near-simultaneously by Galileo and by Simon Marius; their presence remained innovative in Cellarius's time. The second illustrates in more detail the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the rotation of Earth which must create night and day in the Copernican system. Finally, Brahe's compromise is introduced, mapped so beautifully that its inelegant fusion of theories appears somehow elegant in its own right. The Earth at the centre is orbited by the Moon, then by the Sun. Around the Sun, however, are Mercury and Venus in tight orbit, and then, more distantly, are Mars, Jupiter - again with its modern four moons - and Saturn. - Thus, in one volume, Cellarius has encapsulated the increasingly accurate celestial cartography, the increasingly uncertain laws of physics, and the endlessly fascinating 17th century multiverse in a moment on the cusp of the most momentous decision in the history of science. Strangely, Cellarius himself remains a somewhat mysterious figure, with little known other than that he was the rector of the Latin school of Hoorn and a gifted mathematician. In fact, it appears that "[t]he most elaborate and famous celestial atlas of the 17th century was issued by an author unknown to the history of astronomy" (Whitfield). This 1661 edition is a variant of the first edition of 1660, identical except for the change of date on the title. - Touch of exterior wear, a few plates with tape reinforcement where they have begun to separate from guards. Stunningly ornate, detailed, and well preserved. Koeman IV, Cel 2. Snyder, Oude Hemelkaarten p. 115f. Whitfield p. 101.
226pp VG/none Second edition, published in the same year of the first. Original editorial red hardback, gilt lettering on spine, minimal wear on the cover, overall a very good copy. Important book on the subject, scarce in the early editions, with the Introductory Chapter by Dr Rudolf Diesel, profusely illustrated by diagrams, charts and b/w pictures, some in folding plates. Presumably the first book in English devoted to the subject: according to the author, in the Preface, "no book has been published dealing solely with this type of motor".
Paris, Langlois & Leclercq, Éditeurs, 1858. 4to. mayor; 3 hs., 480 pp., 2 hs. Cubiertas originales.
Hardcover without jacket in acceptable condition. Boards are a little worn with some minor marks and scratches. Front endpaper has some marks on the foreedge. Page 7 is detached. Contents are clear. CM Used
minor rubbing along the edges of the cover. Ex - Library, Usual Stamps
Paperback. Covers are lightly marked. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM Used
6 parts in one, each part with separate title and pagination, 13, [1]; 11, [1];16, [2]; 17, [1]; 6; 2 pp., modern half morocco, gilt lettering on spine, a nice copy. A series of reports on a project to connect Tyne and Solway Firth by a canal, based on extensive surveys carried out in 1795 and 1796. The plan was abandoned. These reports were collected together and issued as a collection. William Chapman was one of the foremost civil engineers of his day, carrying out successful harbour and drainage schemes. He was concerned with the improvement of river navigations and worked with William Jessop on the Grand Canal of Ireland. Skempton, 228 (incorporating reports 222-227 which were issued separately).
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Three very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 237 + 218 + 230pp. Very detailed work on the high-speed oil engine, a key feature of modern life from cars to locomotives to boats. Well illustrated. A heavy set.
Crisp, clean, bright and tight. Used
4to. (12), 1060, (34), (2 blank) pp. With engraved frontispiece, engraved dedication and 6 numbered engraved plates. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine. First edition of a pharmacopoeia compiled by the French apothecary Moyse Charas (1618-1698). The pharmacopoeia begins with an extensive introduction to ancient (Galenic) and modern (chemical) pharmacy. Charas was among the protagonists in favour of the chemical pharmacy, however, he did not thoroughly reject the Galenic pharmacy. "The remainder of the volume was divided almost evenly between traditional and chemical preparations. … In a long section on the elements he openly took the side of the chemists stating that the four elements were insufficient to explain observations. … The chemical section included plates illustrating chemical equipment as well as chemical characters and symbols" (Debus). While Charas wrote several works, the present pharmacopoeia is his best-known and was soon translated into English (The royal pharmacopeia …, 1678), German and even Chinese, and as such the first European medical book translated into Chinese. - With the engraved bookplate of the Espich family ("Insign Espichiorum famil") and small label of the pharmacist Koenig. A few occasional spots, some stains to the title-page and page 9, a negligible waterstain at the head of some leaves, head of the spine chipped, but otherwise in good condition. Krivatsy 2371. Osler 2280 note. Wellcome II, p. 327. Cf. A.G. Debus, The French Paracelsians: the chemical challenge to medical and scientific tradition in early modern France (1991), pp. 130-131.
472 SS. Illustr. OPbd. 8vo. Mit eh. Widmung und U. für einen Dr. Steinegger. - Etwas angestaubt und an den Kanten gering bestoßen, sonst gut erhalten; mehrere Anstreichungen im Text.
First edition. Hardcover. Plastic protected and reinforced dust jacket with slightly worn spine ends and leading corners. Traces of tapes on inside covers. Name of previous owner and year are neatly penned on top of FEP. Pages are slightly tanned. Text remains clear, and binding is tight throughout. Errata slip inside book. T Used
Hardcover in good condition. Foreword by Professor J.A.L. Matheson. Jacket is tanned, marked and worn with a few nicks to the edges; repaired cut along the front leading edge. Bumps and wear to the hardcover spine ends. Name of previous owner penned on the front pastedown. The binding is sound and all content is clear. CM Used
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior text clean and unmarked; tight binding. 172 pages. Lots of b&w photos.
... Softcover, good condition, w. smwht rubbed wraps--sme marks, soil, spots. Lt sp crease, lightly to smwht slanted sp, reading crease, v. ltly bumped corners. Sme v. lt edgwr. Crease on r. nr bottom corner.V. ltly tanned p. edges, a few spots. O/w cln
Private dedication in French by P. Chedmail. Numerous figures, tables, minor softening to tail of spine, slightly wear to top corners of cover, text clean and tight. Heavy! Used
Numerous figures and tables, creasing to top corner of back cover, light marking to page block, text clean and tight. Used
No Jacket Hardcover, good condition, w. ltly rubbed brds, sme lt marks. Smwht slanted, ltly compressed sp, ltly bumped bottom corners. Smwht tanned p. edges, eps. Owner's label on ffep. O/w cln, tight, unmarked. W. old-style clr plastic jacket.
... Trade paperback, good condition, with lightly rubbed wraps--some light scuffs. some creases on fr, some light tanning, light soil on r. some light wear at spine edges. very ltly slanted spine, reading crease, ltly bumped corners, some light edgewear.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked purple cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with small crease to lower front edge and a little sunning. 253pp. Science fiction. States 'First British Edition' to front cover.
No Jacket Hardcover, very good condition, w. ltly rubbed brds, a few lt marks. V. ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. Clean, tight, unmarked.
Dust jacket lightly rumpled at top. Previous owner signature on end paper. Otherwise, looks as new, clean, tight, free of any marks. ...
Large 4to. XII, 337, (1) pp. With woodcut title vignette and heraldic woodcut on last f. verso. Later marbled half calf with gilt-stamped title to spine; new marbled endpapers. Top edge coloured in red. First and only Italian edition of George Cheyne's final work (1742), translated by a Florentine physician who attests to Cheyne's enormous popularity in England and addends a brief life of the celebrated doctor to the work. At the same time as Newton's geophysical ideas were being introduced into Italy (against some opposition!), the present work would indicate that Newtonian medicine (of the Edinburgh school) was also in circulation. - The present translation is dedicated to the Venetian Ambassador in London, Lorenzo Morosini, who during his residence "has had leisure to observe the great strides in Medical Science in that country". Most striking are Mei's repeated references to Cheyne as "one of the greatest modern luminaries of the Medical Arts, standing alongside Hippocrates amongst the ancients and the great Sydenham amongst the moderns". - George Cheyne (1671/2-1743) became one of the most prominent defenders of the Newtonian system of medicine in Edinburgh before moving to London in 1701. He was decidedly unsuccessful as a physician in his earlier years, and retreated to Aberdeen in 1705. "Little is known about the period between 1705, when Cheyne suffered his collapse, and 1715, when he re-emerged to the public…" (DNB). However, several of his later works proved immensely popular, among these the present one; according to the DNB the Natural Method "gives the fullest exposition of his mature thought… It both summarized his earlier ideas and added new material. In a section addressed specifically to women, he detailed his preformationist views on generation…". After an inauspicious start, Cheyne appears to have developed his career considerably; Gilbert Burnet and Hans Sloane are said to have referred their patients to him, and his Essay of Health and Long Life (1724) "made him one of the best-known physicians in Britain" (DNB). - Like Sydenham, Cheyne's works managed to reach foreign audiences; a French translation of the Natural Method appeared in 1749, while Cheyne's other works also enjoyed translations into Latin and Dutch. Cosimo Mei's introduction of the English physician to the Italian public is accompanied by a woodcut vignette and a quotation from Virgil, a life of Cheyne, and two prefatory notes to the reader explaining the circumstances of its publication. Blake 86. Cf. DNB IV, 219, 8. Not in Waller or Osler.
