Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica: juxta hypotheses tam veterum quàm recentiorum ; cui accesserunt Galilei Galilei Nuntius sidereus, et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice
This book has been called the first modern astronomy textbook. Pierre Gassendi, a French philosopher, astronomer, and Catholic priest, wrote about astronomical theory as well as a discussion of the ideas of Tycho Brahe and Nicolaus Copernicus. Also included are Galileo Galilei's 'Sidereus...
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1653
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| Summary: | This book has been called the first modern astronomy textbook. Pierre Gassendi, a French philosopher, astronomer, and Catholic priest, wrote about astronomical theory as well as a discussion of the ideas of Tycho Brahe and Nicolaus Copernicus. Also included are Galileo Galilei's 'Sidereus Nuncius' and Johannes Kepler's 'Dioptrice' which have separate title pages. Includes woodcut illustrations depicting the surface of the moon, the Pleiades, Orion’s belt, the Praesepe and Orion Nebulas. |
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