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- Ephemerides Andreæ Argoli a Talliacozzo medici, & philosophi ad longitvdinem almæ vrbis Romæ : Ab anno Incarnationis Dominicæ MDCXXI. vsque ad MDCXL. ex Prutenicis tabulis concinnè supputatæ : Eiusdem Isagogæ, & canones absolutissimi prima præcepta omnia
- These astronomical tables were based on Erasmus Reinhold's Prutenic tables and on the observations of Tycho Brahe., Chiefly tables., The publisher statement appears after the date of publication., Signatures: [cross]⁴ A-P⁸ Q⁴ R⁸ S⁴; A-2M⁸ 2N² (as recorded in regestrum on last page)., Title in black and red, with printer's vignette (woodcut)., Page 175 misnumbered as 169., Leaf signed R4 misnumbered as A4.
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- Mudkhal al-kabīr ilā ʻilm aḥkām al-nujūm.
- Translation by Hermannus Dalmata of: Al-Mudkhal al-kabīr ilā ʻilm aḥkām al-nujūm., Colophon: Opus introductorii in astronomia[m] albumazaris abalachi explicit feliciter, Erhardi ratdolt mira imprimendi arte: qua nuper venetijs nunc auguste vindelico[rum] excellit no[n]iatissimus.7. Idus Februarij. 1489., Signatures: a-h⁸ j⁶., Book plate: Hon. Jam. Murray Esq., Handwritten notes throughout text.
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- Lithographiæ Wirceburgensis : ducentis lapidum figuratorum, a potiori, insectiformium, prodigiosis imaginibus, exornatæ specimen primum ...
- præside ... Joanne Bartholomæo Adamo Beringer ... ; submittit Georgius Ludovicus Hueber ..., Signatures: )(², )(² A-Z², ²A-C²., Head- and tail-pieces; engraved frontispiece., Includes errata., Book plate: Ex Libris Melvin Edward Jahn., Thesis--Würzburg., Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-17).
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- De la pirotechnia. Libri .x. dove ampiamente si tratta non solo di ogni sorte & diuersita di miniere, ma anchora quanto si ricerca intorno a la prattica di quelle cose di quel che si appartiene a l'arte de la fusione ouer gitto de metalli come d'ogni altr
- Colophon: Stampata in Venetia per Venturino Roffinello. Ad instantia di Curtio Nauo. & fratelli. Del M.CCCCC.XL., Signatures: *, A-X (last leaf blank), Title within ornamental border; initials., On verso of t.-p.: Dedication "al molto magnifico m. Bernardino di Moncelesi da Salo, Cvrtio Navo"; followed by publisher's device (rampant lion in center with springing lion on top of shield held by "Scipion" and "Fabio") below which is lettered "per Cvrtio Navo et fratelli. Al Segno del lion"., First edition.
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- Discorso al serenissimo Don Cosimo II, gran dvca di Toscana, intorno alle cose, che stanno in su l'acqua, o che in quella si muouono.
- Printer's device on recto of leaf at end.
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- The true intellectual system of the universe : the first part, wherein, all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and its impossibility demonstrated
- by R. Cvdworth ..., Many irregularities in paging, including 85-96, and 301-302 omitted and 155-156, 305-306 repeated in numbering., Errata at foot of last page of Contents., No more published., Signatures: A⁴ *² **² ***² B-I⁶ K-U⁶ X-Z⁶ Aa-Ii⁴ Kk-Tt⁴ Uu⁴ Xx-Zz⁴ Aaa-Iii⁴ Kkk-Uuu⁴ Xxx-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Iiii⁴ Kkkk-Uuuu⁴ Xxxx-Zzzz⁴ Aaaaa-Hhhhh⁴ Iiiii⁵ a-i⁴ k⁴ l²., Head-pieces., Book plate: Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society MDCCCXLIX : The Library Taunton Castle : Presented by Mr. Ed. Bageboh., "Somershire Archaeological Society : Presented by Edw. Bageboh, Esq., Nov. 1876[?]."--p. [2] of cover., Wing C7471; Gathorne-Hardy & Williams T2., Handwritten note on p. 805., Quotations in Greek, Hebrew, and Latin.
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- La Nascita della paleontologia nel Seicento : Colonna, Stenone e Scilla
- Colonna, F. Fabii Columnae Lyncei dissertatio de glossopetris, Dissertazione di Fabio Colonna Linceo sulle glossopetre.--Stenone, N. Canis carchariae dissectum caput in Nicolai Stenonis Elementorum myologiae specimen, Dissezione della testa di un Canis Carcharias ... di Nicola Stenone.--Scilla, A. La vana speculazione disingannata dal senso., Nicoletta Morello., Italian or Latin., Includes bibliographical references.
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- Opera
- Archimedis Syracvsani philosophi et mathematici ingeniosissimi, per Nicolaum Tartaleam ... multis erroribus emendata ..., Imprint from colophon.
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- De trinitatis erroribus libri septem
- A copy of the banned anti-trinitarian tract. This manuscript follows the only printed edition of Servetus's book., Michael Servetus., "Per Michaelem Serveto, alias Reves ab Aragonia Hispanum, Anno MDxxxi.", Handwritten by two unknown scribes; the first transcribed the general text of Michael Servetus's On the errors of the Trinity in black ink, while the second added the sub-title, made marginal additions, and text corrections in brown ink., In slipcase., Bookseller's clipping pasted to p. [2] of cover.
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- Nicolai Raymari Ursi dithmarsi Fundamentum astronomicum : id est, Nova doctrina sinuum et triangulorum, eaque absolutissima et perfectissima, eiusque usus in astronomica calculatione & observatione ...
- "Cui adiunctae sunt: I. hypotheses nouae ac verae motuum corporum mundanorum. II. Extructio Canonis finuum, vulgaris quidem, sed solitâ viâ facilior. III. Sectio anguli datâ ratione, seu in quotlibet partes. IV. Quadratio circuli demonstrabili ratione, eiusque demonstratio. V. Solutio triangulorum vsitatiorum nouâ ac facillimâ ratione. VI. Solutio plerorumque triangulorum per solam prosthaphaeresin. VII. Eiusdem prosthaphaereseos apodixis, causa, ac demonstratio. Omnibus seculis problemata sanè desideratissima, aliaq[ue] priùs nec audita nec anteà visa paradoxa quàm plurima.", Title vignette., Signatures: *⁴ A-K⁴.