The Equatorie of the Planetis
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- orig. publisher's cloth.
- Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1955
Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1955. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A fine bright copy.. lg. 8vo. There are numerous plates and text illus. throughout.
The Equatorie is a 14th century manuscript in the Library of Peterhouse Cmabridge. The text describes the construction and working of a large device for calculating planetary positions. It may have been composed in 1392 as a supplement to Chaucer's Astrolabe. The book offered here is a complete facsimile of the text interleaved with a translation and modern explanatory notes discussing problems of ascrption, bibliography, and accounts of medieval astronomy.
The Equatorie is a 14th century manuscript in the Library of Peterhouse Cmabridge. The text describes the construction and working of a large device for calculating planetary positions. It may have been composed in 1392 as a supplement to Chaucer's Astrolabe. The book offered here is a complete facsimile of the text interleaved with a translation and modern explanatory notes discussing problems of ascrption, bibliography, and accounts of medieval astronomy.
Details
Title
The Equatorie of the Planetis
Author
Price, Derek J
Binding
orig. publisher's cloth.
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Univ. Press: Cambridge
Date
1955
Edition
First Edition.