Shelfmark
Gb.2.08
Author
Title
Philippi Lansbergi Tabvlae motvvm coelestium perpetuæ : ex omnium temporum observationibus constructæ, temporumque omnium observationibus consentientes. Item Novæ et genuinæ motuum cœlestium theoricæ & Astronomicarum observationum thesavrus.
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Tabulae motuum coelestium perpetuæ
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Portion of title: Tabvlae motvvm coelestium perpetuæ
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Philippi Lansbergi Tabulae motuum coelestium perpetuæ
Publication, distribution, etc.
Middelburgi Zelandiæ : Apud Zachariam Romanum, M. DC. XXXII. [1632]
Physical description
[23], 24-79, [1], 180, 186, [6] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 31 cm. (Fo.)
Note
Signatures: *8, 2*4, C-F6, G4, 2A-2N6, 2O2, 2P6, 2Q4, 3Q-3Q6.
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Includes index.
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Errata: p. [4] at end.
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"Philipii Lansbergii Theoricæ novum coelestium novæ, & genuinæ: unà cum singulorum calculo ex doctrina triangulorum" has caption title, special pagination and register.
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"Tychonis Brahe Dani Catalogus stellarum inerrantium, et primò earum quæ in Zodiaco sunt," within tables, has caption title.
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Each section of the tables has half-t.p.; pagination and register continuous.
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Second part (tables) has special t.p. with the same imprint, dates made with turned Cs.
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Head- and tailpiece; initials.
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Engraved portrait of Lansbergen on *7r signed: WDelff sculpsit.
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Privilege on verso of half-t.p.
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Colophon: Lugduni Batavorum, Ex officinâ typographicâ Gvilielmi Christiani, anno MDCCXXXII. Device: bird with outstretched wings, with motto: Nil penna sed usus.
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Title within illustrated engraved border, featuring portraits of noted astronomers, Lansbergen included, and the motto "Hinc omnia lustrat." Signed: A. Venne in. D. Bremden sc.
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With a half-title.
Provenance
Possibly from the library of John Harrison, Head Master at Eton 1630-1642. The three pages of manuscript tables appear to be in his hand.
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Binding
Contemporary English mid-brown calf, probably an 'Eton binding'; three alternate gold tooled and blind tooled single fillet borders, with small gold tooled flower fleurons at each corner; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; traces of holes for ties and plate for chain; gold tooled double fillet on spine; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Contains three pages of manuscript tables of astronomical calculations, red ruled, for the years 1637 to 1646. Bound into front of volume.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.3.10.
Subject
Astronomy Tables Early works to 1800.
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800. Observations
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800.
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Roman, Zacharias, 1595 - 1676 publisher.
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Boxe, Willem Christiaens van der printer.
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Delff, Willem Jacobsz.,, 1580 - 1638 engraver.
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Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589 - 1662 illustrator.
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Harrison, John, ? - d. 1642 former owner.
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Leiden. Netherlands
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Middelburg. Netherlands
Identifier
B46880