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COSMOLOGY. Manuscript of a primer on pre-Copernican cosmology, opening ‘Libro Primo / Delle Cose riceventi il Nome di Sfera’, late 17th century.
Describing the terrestrial sphere, the geocentric universe, the signs of the zodiac, time, and the movements of the heavens including eclipses, with three supplementary texts comprising ‘Compendio d’alcune cose appartenenti alla cognittione della Sfera’, ‘Osservationi sopra la Sfera’, and ‘Osservationi sopra le 48 Imagini’ [i.e. on the constellations]. The first text containing 10 diagrams of subjects including the geocentric universe, the principal divisions of the terrestrial sphere, the celestial and terrestrial zones, the orbits of the planets, the cycles of the moon, the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun. In Italian, 213 pages, quarto (198 x 140mm), (minor worming). Contemporary limp vellum (some minor wear and soiling).
Describing the terrestrial sphere, the geocentric universe, the signs of the zodiac, time, and the movements of the heavens including eclipses, with three supplementary texts comprising ‘Compendio d’alcune cose appartenenti alla cognittione della Sfera’, ‘Osservationi sopra la Sfera’, and ‘Osservationi sopra le 48 Imagini’ [i.e. on the constellations]. The first text containing 10 diagrams of subjects including the geocentric universe, the principal divisions of the terrestrial sphere, the celestial and terrestrial zones, the orbits of the planets, the cycles of the moon, the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun. In Italian, 213 pages, quarto (198 x 140mm), (minor worming). Contemporary limp vellum (some minor wear and soiling).
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