Lot 377
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae. Or, the Rudolphine Tables..., first edition in English, 1675.
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae. Or, the Rudolphine Tables, supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge..., first edition in English, title with ruled border, numerous tables, paper flaw crease to lower outer corner of G2 causing slight loss to corner of table, modern sheep ruled in blind, red morocco labels, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Houzeau & Lancaster 12754; Wing K332], 8vo, 1675.
⁂ Shortly before his death in 1601 Tycho Brahe asked Kepler to complete his Rudolphine tables, named after his patron Emperor Rudolph II and first published in 1627. The resultant work, based on Kepler's discovery of the laws of planetary motion and on his introduction to logarithms, produced far more accurate positions than those in earlier tables.
Description
Astronomy.- Kepler (Johannes) Tabulae Rudolphinae. Or, the Rudolphine Tables, supputated to the Meridian of Uraniburge..., first edition in English, title with ruled border, numerous tables, paper flaw crease to lower outer corner of G2 causing slight loss to corner of table, modern sheep ruled in blind, red morocco labels, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Houzeau & Lancaster 12754; Wing K332], 8vo, 1675.
⁂ Shortly before his death in 1601 Tycho Brahe asked Kepler to complete his Rudolphine tables, named after his patron Emperor Rudolph II and first published in 1627. The resultant work, based on Kepler's discovery of the laws of planetary motion and on his introduction to logarithms, produced far more accurate positions than those in earlier tables.
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