Author: Stefano De Gli Angeli
Title: CONSIDERATIONI SOPRA LA FORZA DI ALCUNE RAGIONI FISICOMATTEMATICHE addotte dal M.R.P. Gio.Battista Riccioli …Astronomia Riformata contro il Sistema Copericano…
Description: Venice, Bortolo Bruni 1667 diagrams in the text + woodcut headpieces and figural initial letters. . 4to in old card covers ie interim brochure [large hole in lower cover] titlepage with woodcut floral decoration + [2p=Dedication with headpiece and woodcut intial "S" both incorporating animals {parrot etc] +[2p= To reader with headpiece and foral initial. +{2p=blank} + 134pp All pages are un-cut and unpressed with wide margins to fore-edges and foot. The last 10 leaves have a hole affecting some 3 or 4 lines with the loss of 4 or 5 letters. Damp mark to top part of gutter, mainly marginal and the paper is entirely strong and supple. The book is very clean and tightA very scarce work on Astro-physics and countering the Coperican system.

Keywords: Astronomy Coperican theory


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