1537 VELLUM NOVAE THEORICAE PLANETARUM GEORGII Astronomy WOODCUTS Stars SUN MOON
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NOVAE THEORICAE PLANETARUM GEORGII
Peurbachii Astronomi Celeberrimi: Temporis importunitate & homnium iniuria locis compluribus conspurcatoe, a Petro Apiano Mathematicae rei Ordinario Ingolstadiano iam ed omnem ueritatem reda...ctae, & eruditis figuris illustratae.
1537
Georg von Peuerbach
With 46 Astronomy Woodcut Illustrations Throughout.
Limp Vellum Binding with Manuscript Hebrew Script
SCARCE AND EARLY ASTRONOMICAL BOOK.
Woodcut astronomical diagrams, including 1 large to title
Georg von Peuerbach (also Purbach, Peurbach, Purbachius; born May 30, 1423 – April 8, 1461) was an Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum.
One of Peuerbach's best known works is his Theoricae Novae Planetarum. It began as a series of lectures transcribed by Regiomontanus. The Theoricae Novae was an attempt to present Ptolemaic astronomy in a more elementary and comprehensible way. The book was very successful, replacing the older Theoricae Planetarum Communis as the standard university text on astronomy and was studied by many later-influential astronomers including Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler.In 1457 Peuerbach observed an eclipse and noted that it had occurred 8 minutes earlier than had been predicted by the Alphonsine Tables, the best available eclipse tables at the time. He then computed his own set of eclipse tables, the Tabulae Eclipsium. Widely read in manuscript form beginning around 1459 and formally published in 1514, these tables remained highly influential for many years.Peuerbach wrote various papers on practical mathematics, and constructed various astronomical instruments. Most notably, he computed sine tables based on techniques developed by Arabian mathematicians.In 1460, Cardinal Johannes Bessarion, while visiting Frederick's court seeking assistance in a crusade to reclaim Constantinople from the Turks, proposed that Peuerbach and Regiomontanus create a new translation of Ptolemy's Almagest from the original Greek. Bessarion thought that a shorter and more clearly written version of the work would make a suitable teaching text. Peuerbach accepted the task and worked on it with Regiomontanus until his death in 1461, at which time 6 volumes had been completed. Regiomontanus completed the project, the final version containing 13 volumes
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Author: Peurbach (Georg von) edited by P. Apianus
Publisher: Nicolini da Sabbio & Melchiorre Sessa the Elder, Venice, 1537.
Edition: 1537, The Third Edition
Attributes: Scarce And Early Astronomy Book, In Vellum Wraps with Woodcut illustrations throughout Estimated value £2000 - £3000. Our Copy with No Reserve
Condition: Page 40 supplied in facsimile (not featuring printer’s device to verso) Limp vellum Binding, pages tight to binding. ownership note and sketch of a crown and coat of arms to rear free endpaper. Small amount of soiling to the vellum wraps (which are slightly bowed.) Some scattered spotting.
Information: 40pp, Vellum, 16cm x 10.2cm. Latin
Provenance: From the Library of the Prince Don Alberto Pio di Savoia (c. 1700). Pio di Savoia was an ancient noble Italian family, first mentioned by good authorities in the 14th century. From the house of Este they received the lordship of Carpi. In 1450 Alberto Pio obtained from the House of Savoy the privilege of adding ‘di Savoia’ to his name as a reward for his military services.
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