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GALILEO GALILEI AND MARIN MERSENNE (1588-1648)
Questions physico-mathematiques. Et les mechaniques du sieur Galilée. Avec les preludes de l'harmonie universelle. [Comprising: Questions théologiques, morales, physiques et mathématiques, 1635; Les mechaniques de Galilée, 1634; Les préludes de l'harmonie universelle, ou questions curieuse, 1634.] Paris: Henry Guenon, 1635-1634. 3 works in one volume, 8° (163 x 105mm). Woodcut diagrams in second work, woodcut astronomical diagrams in third work. (Scattered spotting, occasional browning.) Contemporary limp vellum, flat spine lettered in manuscript (possibly re-cased, evenly browned, a few spots, rear free endpaper lacking). Provenance: calculations by a 17th-century reader on the front pastedown.
THE FIRST EDITION OF GALILEO'S MECHANICS translated by Mersenne, here bound with two of Mersenne's own works, all published by Guenon. Galileo's Mechanics was not published in Italian until Luca Danesi's Ravenna edition of 1649. The Questions théologiques, physiques, morales et mathématiques is sometimes found on its own with a title dated 1634, or as this copy with a title dated 1635 serving as general title for the collection. In the Questions Mersenne discusses various points including the feasibility of squaring the circle, accurately measuring longitude, the range of canons, the acceleration of falling bodies, transparency in solids, a new science of sound called psophology, what renders breath visible, etc. The third work, Les préludes de l'harmonie universelle, considers the various qualities of the ideal musician, including his horoscope and temperament, and various aspect of Greek theory, including the effects of music on the passions. Mersenne's Harmonie Universelle (1636-37) is one of the fundamental works in the history of music theory. 'RARE' (Brunet): no copy has been sold at auction in over 30 years; the Catalogue collectif de France locates only 4 copies with the 1635 title. Brunet III, 1662; Carli and Favaro 141 (Méchaniques); Gregory and Bartlett i, 180; Riccardi I, 518.
Questions physico-mathematiques. Et les mechaniques du sieur Galilée. Avec les preludes de l'harmonie universelle. [Comprising: Questions théologiques, morales, physiques et mathématiques, 1635; Les mechaniques de Galilée, 1634; Les préludes de l'harmonie universelle, ou questions curieuse, 1634.] Paris: Henry Guenon, 1635-1634. 3 works in one volume, 8° (163 x 105mm). Woodcut diagrams in second work, woodcut astronomical diagrams in third work. (Scattered spotting, occasional browning.) Contemporary limp vellum, flat spine lettered in manuscript (possibly re-cased, evenly browned, a few spots, rear free endpaper lacking). Provenance: calculations by a 17th-century reader on the front pastedown.
THE FIRST EDITION OF GALILEO'S MECHANICS translated by Mersenne, here bound with two of Mersenne's own works, all published by Guenon. Galileo's Mechanics was not published in Italian until Luca Danesi's Ravenna edition of 1649. The Questions théologiques, physiques, morales et mathématiques is sometimes found on its own with a title dated 1634, or as this copy with a title dated 1635 serving as general title for the collection. In the Questions Mersenne discusses various points including the feasibility of squaring the circle, accurately measuring longitude, the range of canons, the acceleration of falling bodies, transparency in solids, a new science of sound called psophology, what renders breath visible, etc. The third work, Les préludes de l'harmonie universelle, considers the various qualities of the ideal musician, including his horoscope and temperament, and various aspect of Greek theory, including the effects of music on the passions. Mersenne's Harmonie Universelle (1636-37) is one of the fundamental works in the history of music theory. 'RARE' (Brunet): no copy has been sold at auction in over 30 years; the Catalogue collectif de France locates only 4 copies with the 1635 title. Brunet III, 1662; Carli and Favaro 141 (Méchaniques); Gregory and Bartlett i, 180; Riccardi I, 518.
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