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- Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse.--Della nova scientia.--Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione.--Regola generale., Title vignette (device of C. Trajani di Navo); head and tail pieces; initials., Text in italics., Pages 125-286 (2nd group) misnumbered 123-284; numerous other pagination errors., "Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse", "Ragionamenti de Nicolò Tartaglia sopra la sua travagliata inventione", and "Regola generale" have half-titles with portrait of author., Brunet, V. 660., Grässe, VI, pt. 2, p. 30., NUC pre-56, NT 0044404., Manuscript notation in margin of [cop. 1] p. 170 (2nd group)., Bookstamp on inside front cover, cop. 2: "Ex libris George Sarton"., Provenance note on free front endpaper, cop. 2: "Firenze, OH.25 1919 George Sarton"., Imperfect: 4 preliminary leaves, including the collective t.p., and three plates wanting in cop. 2., In cop. 2 "Regola generale" is bound 2nd, followed by "Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione" and "Della nova scienta".
- by the Right Honorable the Earle of Winchilsea, His Majesties late ambassador at Constantinople, who in his return from thence, visiting Catania in the island of Sicily, was an ey-witness of that dreadful spectacle. Together with a more particular narrative of the same, as it is collected out of severall relations sent from Catania. Published by authority.
- ouvrage contenant quinze planches tirées en chromotypographie, deuz cartes en couleur et trois cent sept figures insérées dans le texte., Published also under titles: L'atmosphère : descriptions des grands phénomènes de la nature; and L'atmosphère et les grands phénomènes de la nature., "Appendice": p. [787]-804.
- t. 1, pt. 1. Galileus Galileus, his Systeme of the world -- II. Galileus, his epistle to the Grand Dutchesse mother concerning the authority of Holy Scripture in philosophical controversies -- III. Johannes Keplerus, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. -- IV. Didacus à Stunica, his reconcilings of Scripture texts, &c. -- V. P.A. Foscarinus, his epistle to Father Fantonus, reconciling the authority of Scripture, and judgments of divines alledged against this system -- t. 1, pt. 2. D. Benedictus Castellus, his Discourse of the mensuration of running waters -- II. His Geometrical demonstrations of the measure of running waters -- III. His letters and considerations touching the draining of fenns, diversions of rivers, &c. -- IV. D. Corsinus, his relation of the state of the inundations, &c. in the territories of Bologna, and Ferrara -- t. 2, pt. 1. Galileus, his Mathematical discourses and demonstrations, touching two new sciences, pertaining to the mechanicks and local motions, with an appendix of the centre of gravity of some solids -- II Galileus, his Mechanicks, with some additionall pieces -- III. Rhenatus des Cartes, his Mechanicks, translated from the French manuscript -- IV. Archimedes, his tract De insidentibus humido, or Of the natation of bodies, with the notes and demonstrations of Nicholaus Tartalea and Federicus Commandinus -- V. Galileus, his Discourse of natation -- VI. Nicolaus Tartalea, his inventions for diving under water, raising of ships sunk, &c., T. 2, pt. 2, although advertised, was never published., Portrait of Salusbury inserted in t. 2., Treatises have separate title pages., On t.p. of t. 1, pt. 2 the words "The second tome. The second part" should read "The first tome. The second part.", The work was published in two volumes, 1661-1665. It is rarely found complete, as most of the copies of t. 2 were destroyed in the great fire of London., Flyleaf inscription: E Lib: Tho. Wo[...], Coll Jes: Alum: Cant: 1707 Sept: 7., Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The 2nd volume of a projected work on recent astronomical phenomena. The 1st volume was published in 1602 under title: Astronomiae instauratae progymnasmata. The 3rd and final volume was never written. Cf. Tycho Brahe / J.L.E. Dreyer. 1890. p. 162-163., Running title: De cometa anni 1577., A reissue of the 1588 ed. with a new t.p. and added preliminary matter. Cf. Dreyer, p. 369. Pages 465-[466] are reset and the colophon is new., Dedication signed: Franciscus Gansneb Tengnagel., Signatures: *-2*⁴ A-3M⁴ 3N²., Printer statement in imprint is from colophon.