1650 ASTRONOMY Handwritten Manuscript Saturn Planets Padua Italy TYCHO BRAHE

1650 ASTRONOMY Handwritten Manuscript Saturn Planets Padua Italy TYCHO BRAHE

A rare, handwritten 17^th-century manuscript of astronomical tables. Written by 17^th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer Andrea Argoli, this work contains daily observations of planets and moons, building upon the work of Tycho Brahe. Argoli’s ephemerides—tables that give the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects and artificial satellites in the sky—and study of logarithms remain his most notable contributions to the field of astronomy, though his interest in applying his findings to astrology kept him from receiving widespread acclaim.

Perhaps the most curious and fascinating part of this book is the inclusion of these ephemerides: hypotheses and expectations for the motion of the sun, moon, and planets, continuing through the year 1800! More than 150 years of astronomical predictions!

Item number: #27040

Price: $2950

ARGOLI, Andrea

Exactissime secundorum mobilium tabule… Tychonis Brahe

Patavii (Padua), 1650.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Unpaginated
• Language: Italian / Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.75in X 6.25in (22cm x 16cm)
• EXCEEDINGLY RARE, valuable, and desirable

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