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Nuremberg: Johannes Petreius, 1543. FIRST EDITION, and a very fine and crisp copy. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in attractive, contemporary Parisian calf with some discreet repairs. The boards are blind-ruled and adorned with gold-tooled ornaments. This is one of very few to have appeared on the market in a contemporary binding. The text is in excellent condition, with just minor blemishes (small early erasure of an ownership inscription on the title just slightly touching the "D." in the date. Light damp-staining to first six leaves.) Collation as in Horblit; this copy without the errata leaf -printed separately and later- that is found in a minority of copies (about 20 percent). Preserved in a morocco-backed box. Provenance: At the foot of the title-page, an early signature has been thoroughly lined through. 17th- or 18th-century inscription on title of the Jesuit College of Paris. Bookplate of Gustavus Wynne Cook (1867-1940, amateur astronomer, collector, and benefactor of the Franklin Institute). …
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by Copernicus, Nicolaus (introduction by Owen Gingerich; translated by Edward Rosen)
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De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Libri VI (Six books on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres; facsimile of 1543 edition on CD-ROM)
by Copernicus, Nicolaus (introduction by Owen Gingerich; translated by Edward Rosen)
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Nuremberg: Joh. Petreium (Oakland: Octavo), 1543; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1543 first edition of one of the most important works in the history of astronomy. Modern astronomy traces its origin to Nicolaus Copernicus: by placing the sun at the center of the solar system, he launched a revolution in man's understanding of the physical universe. This Octavo Edition provides an unprecedented glimpse of this momentous discovery through detailed digital images of a copy of the rare first edition (may be magnified at up to 400% of original size) as well as a full English translation by Edward Rosen, a new introduction by Owen Gingerich, and detailed bibliographical information. "Everything worked on the first try. The whole package is very well designed. Excellent value for the money."--Journal for the History of Astronomy.
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- Date Published 1543; 1999
- Keywords Nicolaus Copernicus De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Libri VI Six books on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres astronomy inquisition physics cosmology Renaissance Owen Gingerich solar system CD-ROM digital facsimile 9781891788147 1891788140 Octav
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De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri VI : habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & ædito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quàm erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus, tum etiam ex recentibus obseruationibus restitutos : & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos : habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quàm facilli me calculare poteris : igitur eme, lege, fruere
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