Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.
Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica : juxta hypotheses tam veterum qum̉ recentiorum ; cui accesserunt Galilei Galilei Nuntius sidereus, et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice.
Divided into three sections: the first details the so-called theory of the spheres, the second decscribes astronomical theory, and the third discusses the conflicting ideas of Brahe and Copernicus. The present edition also includes two seiminal works of telescopic astronomy: Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius," in which Galileo announces his discovery of Jupiter's moons, and Kepler's "Dioptrice," in which Kepler explains how the telescope works. Bookseller.
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601.
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
Optics -- Early works to 1800.
Astronomy.
Lenses.
Solar system -- Early works to 1800.
Solar system.
NBLA copy is bound in 18th century sponged calf, rebacked, spine ruled and tooled in gold, marbled endpapers with French curl on Turkish pattern.
Celestial atlases. rbgenr
Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. Institutio astronomica juxta hypotheseis tam veterum, quam Copernici, et Tychonis.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. Nuntius sidereus.
Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630. Dioptrice.