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Lezioni tre sopra il tremoto.
Title vignette., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
by a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland ; illustrated with one hundred and sixty copperplates., Facsim. of the 1st ed.: Edinburgh : Printed by A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar and sold by Collin Macfarquhar, 1771., Accompanied by booklet: Your authentic replica of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica / originally published 1768-1771 Edinburgh, Scotland ; reissued by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, ©1979. 8 p. ; 26 cm.
Elements.
Title from: Incipit leaf [1]b., Books 1-13 are by Euclid; book 14 is by Hypsicles (2nd cent. B.C.); book 15 by a student of Isidore of Miletus (6th-7th cent.). Cf. Dict. of Scientific Biog.; Oxford Classical Dict., 2nd ed., p. 413., Leaf 137b colophon: Opus elementorũ Euclidis Megarensis in geometriã artẽ in id quo[que] Campani p[re]spicacissimi cõmentationes finũit ..., Signatures: a¹⁰ b-r⁸., 46 lines to a full page., Leaf [138] blank., Leaf a2: initial and border on 3 sides illuminated; title printed in red.
De historia stirpivm commentarij insignes
adiectis earundem viuis, & ad naturæ imitationem artificiose expressis imaginibus, Leonharto Fuchsio ... autore ... ; triplex item index, prior stirpium Latinas nomenclaturas, alter officinis & vulgò vsitatas, tertius gallicas dabit., Signatures: aa-bb (last leaf blank) a-z A-2H⁸., Portrait of author on verso of t.p., Initials., Side notes., Numerous pagination errors., Includes indexes., Some ill. partially colored., In ms. on t.p.: "Ioannis Baptistae forzani 1602.", Author's name defaced on t.p., Manuscript notations in margins.
Martis circa axem proprium reuolubilis obseruationes Bononiae
Discusses the dark areas of Mars, Mars' rotation and markings., a Io. Dominico Cassino habitae., Cover title., Issued as three separate reports, but forming one bibliographic unit., The second report has a caption title: De alijs Romanis obseruationibus macularum Martis., The third report has caption title: De periodo quotidianæ reuolutionis Martis., Initials., In slipcase.
De la generation des vers dans le corps de l'homme : de la nature et des especes de cette maladie : des moyens de s'en preserver & de la guérir
par M. Andry., Statement of responsibility follows the edition statement., Dedicated to Guy Crescent Fagon., Signatures: v. 1: [par.]¹ a⁸ b⁴ c⁸ d² e⁸ f-g⁴ A-Ii⁸⁻⁴ Kk⁶; v. 2: [par.]¹ A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D² E⁸-Pp⁸⁻⁴ Qq⁶ (T2 missigned T1)., Head and tail pieces; initials., Page 583 misnumbered 58., Errata: v. 2, last 3 pages., "Lettres écrites à l'auteur par Mr Hartsoeker, & par Mr Baglivi, sur le sujet des vers," p. [711]-733, 841-850., "Sçavoir si le fréquent usage du tabac abrege la vie. Traduction du latin," p. 810-840., Includes bibliographical references.
Saggi di naturali esperienze
fatte nell'Accademia del cimento sotto la protezione del serenissimo principe Leopoldo di Toscana e descritte del segretario di essa Accademia., Dedication is dated: 14. luglio 1667, and signed: Il saggiato segretario [Lorenze Magalotti]., Engraved port. signed: Franciscus Spierre Lotaringus sculpebat., Includes errata., Title in red and black; engraved head and tail pieces; initials., Includes index.
De locis solidis secunda divinatio geometrica : in quinque libros iniuria temporum amissos Aristæi senioris geometræ
In quo de locis ordinationum conicarum limitibus pertractatur -- In quo loci ordinatarum potentium limites indicantur -- In quo loci variarum dispositionum limites assignantur., autore Vincentio Viviani ... opus conicum continens elementa tractatuum ejusdem Viviani, quibus tunc ipse multa, maxima, & abdita in mathesi theoremata demonstrare cogitaverat., Engravings by Giovanni Antonio Lorenzini., Title vignette., Head and tail pieces; initials; side notes., Liber primus begins with a list of definitions., Errata: p. 117-118 (3rd group)., Provenance note on t.p.: "Ambros. Khom A. 1877."
Tractatus De sphæra, De spiritalibus, et De geometria practica
Handwritten and hand illustrated manuscript of the lectures of professor Orazio Grassi, who taught astronomy and mathematics at the Jesuit Collegio Romano, which was written by one of his students., ex. R.P. Horatio Grassio, Societatis Iesu., "In Collegio Romano ex Bdo. P. Horatio Grassio. Societatis Iesu Die ii Iuni, 1623"--P. [56]., Holograph in black ink with hand drawn illustrations also in black ink., Title in red and black in triple border., Text is divided into four sections with caption titles., Sections on geometry and hydraulics have problems sets illustrated with ink sketch diagrams or landscapes., There is a maximum of twenty-three lines of text per page and blank pages show the use of a mechanical device or blind rule to assist the writer in making even and consistent lines., In slipcase.