Lot 176
Hooke (Robert) An Attempt to prove the Motion of the Earth from Observations, first edition, 1674.
Hammer Price: £3,800
Description
Hooke (Robert) An Attempt to prove the Motion of the Earth from Observations, first edition, engraved folding plate, woodcut initials and head-pieces, title a little browned, closely shaved at head, affecting a few page numbers, modern antique-style calf-backed boards, [Keynes 16; Wellcome III p.296; Wing H2613], small 4to, for John Martyn printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1674.
⁂ A good copy of this scarce work by Hooke in which he postulates mutual attractions between celestial bodies.
Description
Hooke (Robert) An Attempt to prove the Motion of the Earth from Observations, first edition, engraved folding plate, woodcut initials and head-pieces, title a little browned, closely shaved at head, affecting a few page numbers, modern antique-style calf-backed boards, [Keynes 16; Wellcome III p.296; Wing H2613], small 4to, for John Martyn printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1674.
⁂ A good copy of this scarce work by Hooke in which he postulates mutual attractions between celestial bodies.
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