L’Astrologia convinta di Falso col mezzo di nuove esperienze, e Ragioni Fisico-Astronomiche, ó sia la Caccia del Frugnuolo…

by Geminiano Montanari

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First edition

Fine engraved port. of the author holding a telescope. xiv i.e. xvi , 158 i.e. 160 pp. 4to, cont. limp boards boards slightly soiled, minor spotting , uncut. Venice: F. Nicolini, 1685. First edition and a lovely copy in original state. This book, a summary of Montanari’s battles against astrology, aroused great interest and brought about the banning of astrology from the universities. In this work, Montanari “instead of merely fulminating

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