Kurtze Beschreibung Dess Erschröcklichen Cometen so im Monat Decembr. dess 1680. Jahrs erschienen, Auff vielfältiges Begehren auffgesetzet…von M.B.M.P.M.P.

by Balthasar Mentzer

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First edition

Finely engraved vignette on title inner portion of image slightly obscured by the wrapper . 4 leaves. Small 4to, modern wrappers. Frankfurt: 1680. First edition of one of the earliest publications on the famous comet of 1680-81. Apart from its brightness, this comet is notable as the first to be observed using a telescope by Gottfried Kirch in Coburg . Other well-known observers included Robert Hooke, Flamsteed, Newton, and John

• Binding: Wrappers

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