Shelfmark
Gb.5.14
Author
Title
Refractiones Coelestes, siue Solis elliptici phænomenon illlustratum; : in quo variæ atque antiquæ astronomorum circa hanc materiam difficultates enodantur, dubia multiplicia dissoluuntur, via ad multa recondita eruenda sternitur: opusculum tam astronomis quàm physicis perquam utile, perq[uam] necessarium. / Auctore Christophoro Scheiner, Societ. Iesu presbytero.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Solis elliptici phænomenon illlustratum
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ingolstadii, : Ex Officina Typographica Ederiana, apud Elisabetham Angermariam., 1617.
Physical description
[10], 132, [30] p. : ill. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
Note
"Errata" p. [29] of 3rd group.
Note
The last page is blank.
Note
Title vignette of woodcut sun figure with rays.
Note
Initials; head-pieces.
Note
Woodcut diagrams and illustrations throughout.
Note
Includes index.
Note
This is the first work that called attention to the elliptical form of the sun when near the horizon, and it attributes the phenomenon to refraction.
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 brown sprinkled sheep; blind tooled double fillet border; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; blind tooled double fillet on spine; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Dg.7.13, Fd.7.13.
Subject
Astronomical instruments Early works to 1800
Subject
Astronomy Early works to 1800
Subject
Refraction, Astronomical Early works to 1800
Subject
Sun Early works to 1800
Added entry--name
Angermaier, Elisabeth bookseller.
Added entry--name
Harrison, John, ? - d. 1642 former owner.
Added entry--name
Officina Ederiana printer.
Added entry--place
Germany Ingolstadt
Identifier
B47065