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The astronomical tables of al-Khwārizmi

Khuwārizmī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá (fl. 813-846); Suter, H (1848-1922); Neugebauer, O (1899-1990)

1962

"Bibliographical abbreviations": p. 234-238.

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Astronomia geometrica: ubi methodus proponitur qua primariorum planetarum astronomia sive elliptica [sive] circularis possit geomitricè absolvi : Opus, astronomis hactenus desideratum

Ward, Seth Bishop of Salisbury (1617-1689); Flesher, James (1670); Bee, Cornelius

1656

On planetary theory concerning orbits. Title page in red and black. The words "elliptica circularis" are enclosed in brackets on title page. Separate dated title pages for book 2 and 3 have impr...

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Astronomical lectures : read in the publick schools at Cambridge

Whiston, William (1667-1752); Flamsteed, John (1646-1719)

1728

Two-page booklist of J. Senex and others at end.

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Exposition du système du monde (v.1)

Laplace, Pierre Simon marquis de (1749-1827)

1836

"Eloge historique de M. le Marquis de La Place, prononcé dans la séance publique de L'académie Royale des Sciences, le 15 Juin 1829, par M. le Baron Fourier."--p. [i]-xxviii, v. 1.

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Extracts from Ptolemy's Almagest and other works, and from the Greek commentators on the Almagest
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Extracts from Ptolemy's Almagest and other works, and from the Greek commentators on the Almagest 9 (v.1)

Ptolemy; Theon of Alexandria; Porphyry (234-305); Rhabdas, Nicolaus Artabasdos

[14--? ]

Volume 1 contains extracts from Ptolemy Mathematike Syntaxis (the Almagest), together with two other short works on astronomy by Ptolemy (c. 2 AD), and extracts from the commentary on the Mathematike ...

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Tabulæ Rudolphinæ : quibus astronomicæ scientiæ, temporum longinquitate collapsæ restauratio continetur

Kepler, Johannes (1571-1630); Brahe, Tycho (1546-1601)

Anno M. D. C. XXVII. [1627, i.e. 1627-after 1658]

Full imprint information given at end of title: opus hoc ad usus præsentium & posteritatis, typis, numericis propriis, cæteris, & prælo Jonæ Saurii, reip. Ulmanæ typographi, in publicum extulit, ...

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