Shelfmark
Gb.5.04
Author
Title
Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica, juxta hypotheses tam veterum quâm recentiorum. Cui accesserunt Galilei Galilei Nuntius Sidereus, et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Institutio astronomica
Edition
Secunda editio priori correctior.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Londini, : Typis Jacobi Flesher. Prostant apud Gulielmum Morden, bibliopolam cantabrigiensem., MDCLIII. [1653]
Physical description
[16], 199, [1]; 173, [3] p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Title-page in black and red.
Note
With additional title page on A2r: 'Institutio astronomica, juxta hypotheseis tam veterum, quam Copernici et Tychonis, dictata à Petro Gassendo ...'.
Note
'Sidereus nuncius' by Galileo has a separate dated title page bearing the imprint: Londini, typis Jacobi Flesher: prostat apud Cornelium Bee, in vic. vulg. voc. Little-Britain. 1653; pagination and register are separate.
Note
'Joannis Kepleri Sæ. Cæ. Mis. mathematici Dioptrice' has a separate dated title page bearing the imprint: Londini, typis Jacobi Flesher. MDCIII [1653]; pagination and register are continuous.
Note
With a final blank page.
Note
Signatures: A-N⁸ O⁴; ²A-L⁸.
Note
Wing does not differentiate three editions with 'Secunda editio priori correctior'; see ESTC R227095 and R506690. In this edition, the title page (A1r) has 'Gassendi' with a double long 's' and the title page to 'Sidereus nuncius' (²A1r) has 'SIDEREUS' in title.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R27380
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), G291A
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731 and contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Binding
Late 17th century mid brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet border with second vertical line an inch from spine; blind tooled scroll roll on board edges; rebacked in brown calf in late 20th century; earlier red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and double fillet reattached; five raised bands; new endpapers; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Copy lacks final blank leaf.
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Optics Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Galilei, Galileo, 1564 - 1642 Sidereus Nuncius.
Added entry--name
Kepler, Johannes, 1571 - 1630 Dioptrice.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B10405