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ARATUS OF SOLI (c.315-c.245 B.C). \KFainomhna kai Dioshmeia QewnoV scolia EratosqenouV katasterismoi ...Dionusiou umnoi\k. Accesserunt Annotations in Eratosthenem et Hymnos Dionysii. Edited by John Fell. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1672.
8o in half sheets (192 x 114 mm). Greek type. Additional engraved title-page, 2 folding engraved celestial maps, woodcut diagrams and music. (Signature D with page numeration corrected with numerical overlay, most likely at press.) 18th century calf, speckled edges (front joint cracked, front cover slightly bowed, some light scuffing). Provenance: Reverend R.A. Perkins (bookplate); Cathedral Library, Ely (bookplate).
More commonly known as Phaenomena, this hexameter poem describing constellations and weather lore is Aratus' most famous work. Dibner 86; Wing A-3596.
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More commonly known as Phaenomena, this hexameter poem describing constellations and weather lore is Aratus' most famous work. Dibner 86; Wing A-3596.
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