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Very rare Tahitian imprint concerning astronomy View picture(s) 21 MAZIMANN, P. De l'utilité dont serait un cerlcle [sic] a pied parallactique pour l'observation des distances lunaires. Tahiti, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, 1858. 8vo. Original blue printed wrappers. 14, [2] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astronomy  Astronomy & Cosmography  Maritime History  Navigation  Pacific  Scientific Instruments  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the threshold of modern science View picture(s) 22 MAZZOTTA, Benedetto. De triplici philosophia naturali, astrologica, et minerali. In quibus differit cohaerenter de elementis, & varijs mixtorum proprietatibus … Opus theol. phil. medicis, chymicis, & astrologis iucundum, ac simul utile. Bologna, Io. Baptista Ferroni, 1653. 4to. Contemporary bound in a vellum leaf of a mediaeval musical manuscript. With large woodcut on the title-page, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved plate, some woodcut and engraved illustrations in the text. [10], [2 blank], 148, 252 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Alchemy  Astrology  Astronomy & Cosmography  Occult  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very rare chemical and medical work View picture(s) 23 MÜLLER, Philipp. Miracula chymica et misteria medica. Libris quinque enucleta, quorum summam pagina versa exhibet. (Wittenberg), Laurens Seuberlich for Clemens Berger, 1611. 12mo. Paper over boards, preserved in modern slipcase. Title printed in red and black, with 12 woodcuts of 19 chemical instruments and retorts in the text, interesting head- and tailpieces. (24), 189 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astronomy & Cosmography  Chemistry  Germany  Mathematics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to calculate the local time View picture(s) 24 PUTEUS, Augustinus A. Gnomonices biformis, geometriae, scilicet, & arithmeticae synopsis, in quatuor partes divisa. Quarum qualibet est completus gnomonicae tractatus, ad usum totius orbis terrarum; ut plenius conversa pagina, singularum partium indicat epilogismus. Opusculum matheseos candidatis perutile; quippe in quo iucundissima praxi, ea maxime ex parte degustare valent, quae summis ingenij laboribus, ac studio, ex Elementis Euclidis, ex Sphaericis Theodisij, & ex Conicis Apollonij exantlarunt. Venice, Antonius Bosius, 1679. 4 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary vellum on wooden boards, spine ribbed, sides richly blind-stamped in panel design with the Jesuit device in centre on both sides, with 2 brass clasps, red painted edges. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece, woodcut printer's device on 4 titles, 73 engraved perspectival illustrations and figures in text, large folding plate and 183 full-page plates with tables and diagrams, and folding engraved plate and 2 full-page plates of the globe's declinations. (24), 136; (8), 88; (8), 12; 56 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Art General  Astronomy & Cosmography  Engravings  Mathematics  Perspective  Science  Sundials  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare first edition of a mathematical work in the wake of the theories of Galilei on the system of the world View picture(s) 25 ROSSETTI, Donato. Antignome fisico-matematiche con il nuovo orbe e sistema terrestre. Livorno, Giovanni Vinc. Bonsigli, 1667. 4to. Contemporary vellum. only the loops of the fore-edge closure present. With woodcut coat-of-arms of the dedicatee on title, title printed in red and black, and 66 geometrical and perspectival woodcuts in text. XII, 179, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astronomy & Cosmography  Mathematics  Perspective  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Treatise on the equinox by the 'Light of Leiden University' View picture(s) 26 SCALIGER, Josephus Justus. De aequinoctiorum anticipatione diatriba. Nunc primum edita. Paris, Hieronymus Drouart, 1613. 4to. Contemporary plain vellum, rests of ties. With printer's device on the title and 5 woodcuts with mathematical figures in the text. Some interesting woodcut initials and headpieces. (8), 96 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Astronomy & Cosmography  Horology  Leyden  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two important works by a famous architect and professor of mathematics and physics View picture(s) 27 STURM, Johannes Christophorus. Mathesis compendiaria sive tyrocinia mathematica tabulis Matheseos genaralis I, Arithmeticis IV, Algebraicis III, Geometricis III, Trigonometrica I, Opticis III, Architecturae militaris VI, Architectirae civilis VI, Chronologicis III, Statica sive mechanica I, Horologiographica I, Chiromantica I comprehensa & figuris aeri incisis illustrata... nunc quinta vice, correctior edita. Leipzig & Coburg, G.W. Goebelius for Paul Guenther Pfotenhauer, 1707, Folio. Full contemporary mottled calf; spine gilt in compartments with lilies and anchors and a red morocco laber lettered in gold. With engraved vignette on the title, and 19 full-page and 2 half-page engraved illustrations in the text. 69 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Architecture  Astronomy & Cosmography  Fortification  Mathematics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important early work of one of the greatest French mathematicians View picture(s) 28 VIÈTE, François. Principes de cosmographie, tirez d'un manuscrit, de Viette, & traduits en François. Corrigées et augmentées. Paris, Jean Behourt, 1647. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, title in ink on front cover. Small woodcut vignette on title, and several charming woodcut initials. (8), 72 (=172) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astronomy & Cosmography  Geography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A new theory on the movement of celestial bodies View picture(s) 29 ZUYLEN VAN NYEVELT, Philip Julius van. L' attraction détruite par le mouvement primordial, ou théorie nouvelle du cours des corps célestes et du mouvement. Paris, la veuve Courcier & Zutphen, Thieme, 1818. Small 8vo. Later boards with red morocco title label lettered in gold, original blue sprinkled wrappers preserved. 1 folding plate with 4 astronomic figures. VI, 74 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astronomy & Cosmography  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How the stars and planets influence human destiny View picture(s) 30 [ASTROLOGY]. Het groote planeet-boeck. Met de geomanci, physiognomi ende chyromanci. Alles uit Platone, Ptolomeo, Hali, Albimaser, ende Johannes Konincxberger, op het kortste ende vlytigste te samen getogen. Eenen yegelijcken tot goet, dat quaet te middelen, ende het goet aen te nemen. Nu wederom ten twaalfde mael verbetert, en met schoone figuren verciert. Amsterdam, Widow of Gysbert de Groot, 1700. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum. With woodcut portrait of an astronomer on title, and over 250 woodcuts in text, depicting star-constellations, illustrations to the months, various types of heads and hands, etc., title and leaf 4v printed in red and black. 147, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astrology  Astronomy & Cosmography  Popular Books  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautiful Spanish manuscript ship's journal View picture(s) 31 [MARTORELL Y ALSINA, Miguel]. Diario de Navigacion. (On board of the ship San Quince y Santa Julita), 1785-1788. Folio. Contemporary overlapping vellum with manuscript title on spine and traces of ties. With a beautiful allegorical watercoloured frontispiece. 93 ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  America [South]  Astronomy & Cosmography  Manuscripts  Maritime History  Meteorology  Navigation  Science  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Messenger of disaster View picture(s) 32 [PAMPHLET - ASTRONOMY]. Corte beschrijvinghe ende affbeeldinghe des seer grooten ende schrickelijcken comeets, de welcke den 27. November in't iaer 1618. ons verschenen is. In den tweeden druck bygevoecht wat van dese comeet sedert den 17en december tot den 30en december g Leyden, Jacob Marcus, 12 January, 1619. 4to. Modern wrappers. Large engraved illustration on title depicting Europe, who is mourning the disasters which will follow the comet, such as death, war, fire, etc. (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Astronomy & Cosmography  Pamphlets  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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