Lot 230
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae, or the Rudolphine Tables, Supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge, first English edition, 1675.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae, or the Rudolphine Tables, Supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge, first English edition, marginal toning, modern blind-stamped sheep, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Wing K332; Caspar 97], 8vo, 1675.
⁂ This work was first published in Ulm in 1627 and "gave planetary positions far more accurate than those of earlier methods." (DSB).
Description
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae, or the Rudolphine Tables, Supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge, first English edition, marginal toning, modern blind-stamped sheep, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Wing K332; Caspar 97], 8vo, 1675.
⁂ This work was first published in Ulm in 1627 and "gave planetary positions far more accurate than those of earlier methods." (DSB).
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