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Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 41 pages (pag. 403-443), 18 figures, offprint from: Annals of Science : An International Review of the History of Science and Technology, Vol. 50 (1993), author's dedication to Paul Kunitzsch on cover, else fine. - - Contents: 1. Prologue. - 2. The astrolabe described. - 3. The Florentine latitude plate and the Giusti-Danti connexion. - 4. The map plate. - 5. Mercator as instrument maker. - 6. The calligraphy: 6.1. The astrolabe, 6.2. The map plate. - 7. The analysis of the star positions on the rete. - 8. Some workshops contemporary with Mercator. - 9. When was the astrolabe made? 9.1. Calligraphy, 9.2. Egnazio Danti, 9.3. The Grand Duke of Tuscany. - Appendix 1: Comparison of astrolabe star names, Mercator v. Arsenius. - Appendix 2: Analysis of star positions: some technical notes. - Acknowledgements. Widmung des Verfassers.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. (London): Zwemmer, (1993). First Edition. 11.25" x 9.5". 183pp, Index, Bibliography. Cloth. Fine condition in near fine dj (narrow faded area). Includes List of Globe Makers and numerous color and b&w illustrations, the most comprehensive study since Dr. Stevenson's publication in 1921. ISBN 0302006184; 11.25 x 9.5 inches; 183 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Square quarto. Color and B&W illustrations. As new in as new DJ. 183 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. London, Taylor & F. 1993. 18 figs. 41 p. Pbck. Offprint from Annals of Science L.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. faint scratches to back panel of dust jacket. Dust jacket in clear protector. This informative study is the most comprehensive in English since Dr. Stevenson's publication of 1921. Numerous color and monochrome illustrations accompanied by explanatory captions make this book invaluable for museum curators, instrument dealers and collectors. 183pp 2.97lb 11.3x9.8x0.8in.…

Condition: Good. Paperback, geà llustreerd met paginagrote kaarten en afbeeldingen in kleur en z/w, oblong (circa 25x42cm).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. Clean text with tight spine, most likely barely read before if ever. 169pp. This book is a must have for anyone interested in globes. Gives detail history and descriptions of globes in the west.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1450grams, ISBN:9780302006184.…

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paperback. Condition: Used-Good. Pap. Ex-library copy with attendant stamps on endpapers. Minor shelf wear overall. Else a bright, clean copy in otherwise very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. NEW! Still in plastic wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback book (183 pages)with numerous color and monochrome illustrations accompanied by explanatory captions. Dust jacket shows light rubbing/scuffing. International shipping will require additional charge. Bookseller since 1995 (ULBDRM#3-R) rareviewbooks.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. DJ lightly rubbed with minor wear and small closed tears, book is very clean, tight and bright.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents the first detailed scientific examination of Alessandro Piccolomini's two early astronomical works - De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse. First published in Venice in 1540, the two treatises are amongst the earliest scientific texts written in the vernacular (Italian) and were specifically composed to make astronomical principles and practices available to a lay reader.Whereas De la Sfera del Mondo is essentially an updated adaptation of the theoretical astronomical material contained in Sacrobosco's De Sphaera, this book examines his views on a number of key topics - such as precession, the motion of the solar apogee and the size and distance of the planets from Earth.The author also presents a radical reassessment of De le Stelle Fisse, focusing on the innovative methods Piccolomini employed to create a viewer-centric approach for identifying the stars. As such, Piccolomini's guide to the heavens should be seen as a distant forerunner of the successful genre of elementary handbooks that were developed in the late 18th century, and which remain popular with amateur stargazers even in the 21st century.The book also addresses how Piccolomini's treatises were used by contemporary astronomers by examining the manuscript notes that were left in various surviving copies of his books. It provides a convincing explanation of the unique directional notation on his stellar maps and assesses the relative accuracy of his stellar co-ordinates against contemporary and modern ephemerides and pictorial sources. It also argues that Piccolomini probably designed his distinctive series of maps of the constellations and the related Tables by using a celestial globe to compile his astronomical data. Finally, the author examines the series of refinements and corrections in the successive editions of Piccolomini's two treatises, thereby showing the extent to which his two early astronomical treatises remained an on-going enterprise for over 60 years.This book is a companion volume to Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance by Kristen Lippincott in the same series.The two volumes are jointly available as print set with ISBN978-3-031-76964-1.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents the first detailed scientific examination of Alessandro Piccolomini's two early astronomical works - De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse. First published in Venice in 1540, the two treatises are amongst the earliest scientific texts written in the vernacular (Italian) and were specifically composed to make astronomical principles and practices available to a lay reader.Whereas De la Sfera del Mondo is essentially an updated adaptation of the theoretical astronomical material contained in Sacrobosco's De Sphaera, this book examines his views on a number of key topics - such as precession, the motion of the solar apogee and the size and distance of the planets from Earth.The author also presents a radical reassessment of De le Stelle Fisse, focusing on the innovative methods Piccolomini employed to create a viewer-centric approach for identifying the stars. As such, Piccolomini's guide to the heavens should be seen as a distant forerunner of the successful genre of elementary handbooks that were developed in the late 18th century, and which remain popular with amateur stargazers even in the 21st century.The book also addresses how Piccolomini's treatises were used by contemporary astronomers by examining the manuscript notes that were left in various surviving copies of his books. It provides a convincing explanation of the unique directional notation on his stellar maps and assesses the relative accuracy of his stellar co-ordinates against contemporary and modern ephemerides and pictorial sources. It also argues that Piccolomini probably designed his distinctive series of maps of the constellations and the related Tables by using a celestial globe to compile his astronomical data. Finally, the author examines the series of refinements and corrections in the successive editions of Piccolomini's two treatises, thereby showing the extent to which his two early astronomical treatises remained an on-going enterprise for over 60 years.This book is a companion volume to Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance by Kristen Lippincott in the same series.The two volumes are jointly available as print set with ISBN978-3-031-76964-1.…

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase - Marked. First Edition. xi, 592 pp. Publisher's full cloth in pictorial dust jacket. In original slipcase. Very clean copy of the book, with some fading and marking to the slipcase. No ownership marks. Colour and b&w illustrations throughout. The catalogue includes full entries on all items in the museum's collection. 9780198565598 Large 4to. …