Shelfmark
Gb.4.05(03)
Author
Title
Dioptrice, seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, praemissae epistolae Galilaei de ijs, que post editionem Nuncij siderij : nova & admiranda in coelo deprehensa sunt item, examen praefationis Ioannis Penae Galli in optica Euclidis, de usu optices in philosophia.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Augustae Vindelicorum : typis Davidis Franci, 1611.
Physical description
[8], 28, 80, [4]p : ill. (woodcut diagrams) ; 20cm. (4to).
Note
Lacking title-page. Title and imprint details from COPAC (UCL and Oxford library catalogues).
Note
Lacking the errata and addendum [4]p at the end.
Note
Four letters of Galileo (13 Nov. 1610 - 26 March 1611) in Italian, with Latin translation: p. 15-27 (1st group).
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Engraved initial.
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Printer's tailpieces.
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Bound with six other items.
Note
Previously: Dd.5.11.
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Ms. contents list on flyleaf.
Provenance
From the library of John Harrison, Head Master (card catalogue).
Binding
17th century brown calf; triple blind fillet to form a border; five raised bands.
Subject
Galilei, Galileo, 1564 - 1642 Sidereus nuncius.
Subject
Subject
Euclid. Optics.
Subject
Pena, Jean, 1528 - 1558 De praefationis Optica Euclidis.
Subject
Optics Early works to 1800.
Subject
Telescopes Early works to 1800.
Subject
Refraction Early works to 1800.
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Harrison, John, ? - d. 1642 former owner.
Added entry--name
Franck, David, fl. 1604 - 1625 printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Augsburg.
Identifier
B25927