Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass 1606
Language: English
Published by The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology / Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC, 1978
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Seller: The Blue Penguin, FRODSHAM, United KingdomThe Blue Penguin
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Printed card covers, 4to, pp.95. Illustrated. Translated, with an introduction by Stillman Drake. Published for The Burndy Library. Introduction pp9 - 33 precedes a 2pp bibliography, followed by facsimile of the original Italian title page of 1606 and facing it the translated version in English, and then the translated text with illustrations. An important and significant early step in the progress of the scientific transformation of Western society. Bright and clean copy but bottom text block has taken a bump resulting in light creasing to covers and text pages lower margins. VG.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass 1606
- Author
- Galileo Galilei
- Publisher
- The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology / Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Thus.
The Blue Penguin
FRODSHAM, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 27, 2003
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