Novae coelestium terrestriumque rerum observationes et fortasse hactenus non vulgatae

by Francesco Fontana

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First edition

1646. Engraved title, engraved portrait of the author, one folding engraved plate, 27 engravings of the Moon, & 26 woodcuts of planets. 3 leaves, 151 pp., 2 leaves of index. Small 4to, antique vellum, recased. Naples: Gaffaro, 1646. First edition of a great and important treatise on astronomy and optics. Using his newly invented telescope, Fontana ca. 1585-1656 made groundbreaking observations of the surfaces of the Moon and Mars, and published

• Binding: Leather

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