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Gb.5.13

Author

Title

Philolai, siue Dissertationis de vero systemate mundi, libri IV.

Varying form of title

Philolai, sive Dissertationis de vero systemate mvndi, libri IV

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Dissertationis de vero systemate mundi, libri IV

Publication, distribution, etc.

Amsterdami, : Apud Guil. & Iohannem Blaeu, , MDCXXXIX. [1639]

Physical description

[4], 159, [1] p. : ill. ; 4to.

Note

Signatures: [dagger]² A-V⁴.

Note

Ascribed to Boulliau. -- cf. Grässe.

Note

Woodcut armillary sphere device with motto "Indefessus agendo" on title-page.

Note

Initials and printed marginalia.

Note

Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek with Latin translation.

Note

Woodcut diagrams throughout.

Citation/references note

Grässe, I, p. 571

Provenance

Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.

Provenance

Possibly from the library of John Harrison, Head Master of Eton, 1630-1642, according to the card catalogue record.

Binding

Contemporary mid brown sprinkled sheep; blind tooled double fillet border; gold tooled single fillet on board edges; modern rebacking in brown calf with blind tooled double fillet; red stained edges.

Subject

Astronomy Early works to 1800

Subject

Solar system Early works to 1800.

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Added entry--place

Netherlands Amsterdam.

Language code

lat grc grc

Identifier

B47064
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