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Total number of records: 33

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Brotherton Collection13
Coin Collection5
English Literature2

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astronomy4
telescopes2
alchemy1
astronomy, greek1
cecil roth collection -- insertions -- printed texts.1
censored manuscripts.1
chemistry1
elders (church officers)1
illustrated works (manuscripts).1
judaism -- italy -- liturgy -- texts -- early works to 1800.1

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Great Britain. Parliament10
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Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687)2
Luna, Miguel De2
Aristarchus of Samos1
Ashley, Robert1
Ashley, Robert (1565-1641)1
Aulus Spurilius1
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Aristarchi De magnitudinibus, et distantiis solis, et lunae, liber : cum Pappi Alexandrini explicationibus quibusdam

Aristarchus of Samos; Pappus of Alexandria; Commandino, Federico (1509-1575); Franceschini, Camillo (1560-1596)

1572

Title vignette. Also has title: De magnitudinibus, et distantiis solis, et lunae, liber.

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De phænomenis in orbe lunæ novi telescopii usu a D. Gallileo Gallileo nunc iterum suscitatis physica disputatio

Galla, Giulio Cesare la (1571-1624); Galla, Giulio Cesare la (1571-1624)

1612

Vignette on t.p. (publisher's device); headpieces; floriated initials.

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Jeremiæ Horroccii, Liverpoliensis Angli, ex Palatinatu Lancastriæ, Opera posthuma : viz. Astronomia Kepleriana, defensa & promota. Excerpta ex epistolis ad Crabtræum suum. Observationum cœlestium catalogus. Lunæ theoria nova. Accedunt Guilielmi Crabtræi... Observationes cœlestes. In calce adjiciuntur Johannis Flamstedii ... De temporis æquatione diatriba. Numeri ad lunæ theoriam Horroccianam

Horrocks, Jeremiah (1617?-1641); Crabtree, William (1610-1644); Flamsteed, John (1646-1719); Wallis, John (1616-1703)

1673

First edition. Edited by John Wallis. Each of the works included, except the first, has its own title page, dated '1672' (but '1673' in the last 2 works); the title pages of the 'Excerpta ex epist...

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 150 BCE

Issuer/creator: Decimius Flavus

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 45 BCE

Issuer/creator: Lucius Valerius Acisculus

Place: Rome

Material: silver


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A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament concerning His Majesties proclamation, given at his court at York the 27 of May, 1642, with the statute of the 7 Edw. I

Great Britain. Parliament

1642

"Die Lunæ, Iunii 6, 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Ioh. Brown, Cleric. Parliament."

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 109-08 BCE

Issuer/creator: Manius Aquillius

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 139 BCE

Issuer/creator: Aulus Spurinna; Aulus Spurilius; Aulus Spurius

Place: Rome

Material: silver


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A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. Concerning His Majesties proclamation given at his court at York, May 27th, 1642. With the statute of the 7. of Edward the First

Great Britain. Parliament

1642

"Die. Lunæ 6. Junii 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that this declaration shall bee printed and published. Iohn Brown Cleric. Parliament."

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Johannis Hevelii Epistolæ II : prior: De motu lunæ libratorio, in certas tabulas redacto, ad perquàm rev. præclarissimum at́q. Doctissimum Virum, P. Johannem Bapt. Ricciolum Soc. Jes.... : posterior: De utriusquè luminaris defectu anni 1654, ad ... Petrum Nucerium

Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687); Nucerius, Petrus; Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687); Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687); Riccioli, Giovanni Battista (1598-1671)

1654

With engraved title-vignette, initial, tailpiece. The second letter divided into: De solis defectu, p. 49-62, and De lunae defectu, p. 62-72.

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A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. Concerning His Majesties proclamation given at his court at York, May 27th, 1642. With the statute of the 7. of Edward the First

Great Britain. Parliament

1642

"Die. Lunæ 6. Junii 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, that this declaration shall bee printed and published. Iohn Brown Cleric. Parliament."

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A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament concerning His Majesties proclamation, given at his court at York the 27 of May, 1642, with the statute of the 7 Edw. I

Great Britain. Parliament

1642

"Die Lunæ, Iunii 6, 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Ioh. Brown, Cleric. Parliament."

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