Astronomia instaurata : or, A new and compendious restauration of astronomie. In four parts... Whereunto is added, a short catalogue of all the most accurate and remarkable cœlestiall observations, that have been made by Tycho, Longomonotanus, Gassendus, the Landgrave of Hassia, and others
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Type of record: Book
Title: Astronomia instaurata : or, A new and compendious restauration of astronomie. In four parts... Whereunto is added, a short catalogue of all the most accurate and remarkable cœlestiall observations, that have been made by Tycho, Longomonotanus, Gassendus, the Landgrave of Hassia, and others
Classmark: Early Science 5 1656/WIN
Creator(s): Wing, Vincent (1619-1668)
Publisher: Printed by R. and W. Leybourn, for the Company of stationers
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1656
Language: English
Size and medium: [20], 132 (i.e. 134), 104 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/251243
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991015947559705181
Description
Head and tail pieces.
In first group of paging: numbers 25-26 omitted, 29-30 repeated in paging; p. 106 wrongly numbered 104; 1 unnumbered leaf before p. 107.
Tables paged separately.
Each part has special t.-p. with title vignette, pt. 2-4 dated 1655.
Published as a supplement to his Harmonicon coeleste. cf. 4th prelim. leaf.
Contents: 1. Logistica astronomica: Astronomicall arithmetick. -- 2. Doctrina sphærica: The doctrine of the sphere. -- 3. Doctrina theorica: The theorie of the cœlestiall motions. -- 4. Tabulæ astronomicæ: Astronomicall tables.
Wing W2987.
Additional description
MS. diagram on front flyleaf
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