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Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630)3
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M. Manilii Astronomicon

Manilius, Marcus; Scaliger, Joseph Juste (1540-1609); Commelinus, Johannes; Raphelengius, Christoffel (1566-1600); Plantijnsche Drukkerij

1600

Vol. 2 (Scaliger's notes, etc.) has separate title-page: Iosephi Scaligeri Iul. Caes. f. Castigationes et notae in M. ManilI Astronomicon. Place from colophon (v. 2): Lugd. Batauorum excudebat Chris...

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Clarissimi uiri Iginij Poeticon astronomicon opus vtilissimmu[m] foeliciter incipit

Hyginus, Caius Julius; Sentinus, Jacobus; Santritter, Joannes Lucilius; Ratdolt, Erhard (1447?-1528); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno Salutis. 1482. Pridie Idus.Octobris. [14 October 1482]

Signatures: a-f⁸ g¹⁰. Date and place of printing from colophon. Colophon on g10r reads: Anno Salutis. 1482. Pridie Idus. Octobris. Uenetijs. The verses immediately preceding the colophon name ...

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Iulii Firmici Astronomicorum libri octo integri, & emendati, ex Scythicis oris ad nos nuper allati : Marci Manilii Astronomicorum libri quinque. Arati Phænomena Germanico Cæsare interprete cum commentariis & imaginibus. Arati eiusdem Phænomenon fragmentum Marco. T.C. interprete. Arati eiusdem Phænomena Ruffo Festo Auienio paraphraste. Arati eiusdem Phænomena Græce[.] Theonis commentaria copiosissima in Arati Phænomena Græce. Procli Diadochi Sphæra Græce[.] Procli eiusdem Sphæra, Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete

Germanicus Caesar (15 B.C.-19 A.D); Theon of Alexandria; Aratus Solensis; Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Proclus (410-485); Linacre, Thomas (1460-1524); Negro, Pescennio Francesco (1452-); Rufus, Sextus; Manilius, Marcus; Firmicus Maternus, Julius; Manuzio, Aldo (1515); Wedelicki, Piotr (1543); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Mense octob[ris]. M. ID. [October 1499]

Signatures: [*]⁶ a-g¹⁰ h¹² aa-hh¹⁰ ii-kk⁸ A-D¹⁰ E¹² F⁶ G-M¹⁰ N⁶ ²N¹⁰ O-S¹⁰ T⁸. Imprint from the second colophon on T8r. The first colophon on kk8r reads: Venetiis ...

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A commonplace book of Mary Cowgill containing mainly notes on astronomical, medical and natural history topics

Cowgill, Mary

c.1801-1850

Contents include: (1) a plan of York Minster (f.33) and local topographical notes on Malham Cove, Whernside, Ingleborough, Pen-y-Ghent and Pendle Hill (ff.40v-41); (2) financial accounts dated 1838 on...

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Lettera del Signor Galileo Galilei... scritta alla granduchessa di Toscana : in cvi teologicamente, e con ragioni saldissime ... si risponde alle calunnie di coloro ... dell'Universo

Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642); Foscarini, Paolo Antonio (1580-1616); Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630); Riccioli, Giovanni Battista (1598-1671)

1710

"Lettera del r.p.m. Paolo-Antonio Foscarini": p. 36-68. "Perioche ex introductione in Martem Joannis Kepleri": p. 69-74. "Exceptum ex Didaci a Stunica salmanticensis commentariis in Job... ": p. 7...

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[Flores astrologiae]

Abū Maʻshar (886); Johannes, Hispalensis; Ratdolt, Erhard (1447?-1528); Capé, Charles-François (1806-1867); Schedel, Hartmann (1440-1514); Redgrave, G R (1844-1941); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Xiiij. Kal[endas] Dece[m]bris.M.cccc.lxxxviij. [18 November 1488]

Signatures: a-b⁸ c⁴. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on c3v reads:Opus floru[m] Albumasaris explicit feliciter Erhardi Ratdolt Augustensis viri solertis eximia industria : & mira imprimendi ar...

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Systema cosmicum

Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642); Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630); Bernegger, Matthias (1582-1640); Foscarini, Paolo Antonio (1580-1616)

1663

Title on added engraved t.p.: Dialogus de systemate mundi. "Benevole lector" (translator's preface) signed: Matthias Berneggerus. "Perioche ex introductione in Martem Johannis Kepleri": p. 650-658...

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Systema cosmicum

Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642); Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630); Foscarini, Paolo Antonio (1580-1616); Bernegger, Matthias (1582-1640); Elzevir, Bonaventure (1583-1652); Elzevir, Louis (1604-1670)

Anno 1635

"Benevole lector" (translator's preface) signed: Matthias Berneggerus. "Errata" at end. Added engraved title page: "Dialogus de systemate mundi, autore Galilaeo Galilaei Lyncaeo, serenissimo Ferdi...

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