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Mathematical collections and translations.
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.
Spiritalium liber.
A Federico Commandino ex graeco, nuper in latinum conversus.
Jishin nendai-ki.
A chronical of earthquakes from ancient times to Ansei 2, with special attention to the Ansei Edo Earthquake.
Voyages dans les Alpes, precedes d'un essai sur l'histoire naturelle des environs de Geneve.
Par Horace-Benedict de Saussure., v. 2 has imprint: Geneve, Barde, Manget & compagnie, 1786., v. 3-4 have imprint: Neuchatel, L. Fauche-Borel, 1796.
De rerum fossilium, lapidum et gemmarum maximè
Leaves are printed on both sides., Publisher's information from Wellisch, H. Conrad Gessner: a bio-bibliography, 1975, no. 63., Printer's device ("A.G.") on t.p. and on leaf 169b., Errata: leaf 169a., Issued also as part [8] of his De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis ... see Ley, W. Konrad Gesner, Leben und Werk, 1929, p. 456., Signatures: 2A-2Y⁸., Stamp on p. [2] of cover: E. DeGolyer, his book.
De subtilitate libri XXI
nvnc demvm ab ipso auctore recogniti atque perfecti., Title within historiated border., Head and tail pieces; initials; side notes., "XI calendas Maij, anno M.D.L.II. Lutetiæ, in itinere"--Dedication., Among the inventions described in this work are a telegraph, a combinatory alphabet lock, etc., Includes index., Manuscript notes on front and back covers and fly leaves.
Monumenta aere perenniora, inter astra ponenda.
von Maximilian Hell kaiserl. königl. Hofastronomen an der Universität zu Wien, im Jahre 1789 der astronomischen Republik gewidmet. Aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt von Anton Jungnitz Mitglied des königl. Preußischen Schulen-Institus, und Astronom an der Universität zu Breßlau in Schlesien., German; Fraktur
[Diary]
A medical diary kept by Dr. Isabel Cobb from Oct. 8, 1888-Jan. 22, 1892 listing her patients' symptons and treatments, and the doctor in charge of the hospital while she worked at Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., Isabel Cobb, Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., Holograph in black ink with hand drawn illustrations also in black ink., Gift of Liz Melinsky., Includes ten sheets of handwritten notes and five sheets of typewritten transcription of p. 77-96 of the diary., Has p. 119-120 of The medical summary (an article on The heart in diagnosis) tipped in between p. 84-85., Has a newspaper clipping entitled Crowing babies, about the use of incubators at the hospital to save premature babies, glued in on p. 174.