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Leipzig, Brockhaus, (um 1860). Folio oblong. Bound in 2 cont. hcalf. Backs partly detached. Internally clean. With 443 (of 444) fine plates, steelengraved, lithographed and in woodcut. Comprising Vol. 1: Mathematik, Physik, Astronomie, Erdkunde. 2.: Anatomie, Zoologie, Botanik, Mineralogie. - 3.: Mechanische Technik, Chemische Technik, Bauwesen, Bergwesen, Land=und Hauswirtschaft. - 4: Kriegswesen, Seewesen. - 5.: Plastik und Malerei, Architectur. - 6.: Culturgeschichte. - 7.: Ethnographie.

Pesaro, Bartolomeo Cesano, 1559. 4to. Bound in a bit later full vellum with titlelabel in brown leather on spine with gilt lettering. (12),563 pp. Printers woodcut device on titlepage. With 7 large woodcut initials. The first 5 leaves with a few contemporary notes and underlinings. A fine clean copy. There were printed 2 editions the same year, one in Pesaro (the item offered) and one in Venice.Cavalcanti (1503-62) was a Florentine scholar-diplomat who served the Republic (1527-30), went into exile (1537), and spent his remaining years working for the Este and Farnese families. He died in poverty in Padua . His works reflect his interest in politics and scholarship: an oration to the Florentine militia (1530), political memoranda, diplomatic letters, translations from Polybius, essays on classical political thought (1571), and an amazingly successful Retorica (ten editions from 1559 to1585). The last, a comprehensive compendium of classical rhetoric written in Italian with Italian examples, maintains that the function of rhetoric is civic and practical rather than literary.Adams C 1176.

Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1934. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 198 No 3. Titlepage to vol. 198. Pp. (213-) 292. (Entire issue offered). The joint paper: pp. 254-256 a. 1 photographic illustration in the text. Titlepage with a stamp on verso, 2 small tears and a tiny bit of upper right corner gone. Titlepage a bit browned. First appearance of this seminal paper in which artificial radioactivity was announced for the first time. Curie and Joliot were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935 "in recognition of their synthesis of new radioactive elements"."Until this date (1934), atomic nuclei emitting radiation were found in nature: it was called the natural radioactivity. It had been known since Rutherford that this natural radioactivity changed a nucleus into an other one: for instance radium becomes finally lead after many radioactive decays. We could say that lead does not become gold but gold becomes lead! But... this change of matter was not under control. It was not possible to construct the desired chemical element as the alchemist dreamed... But Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie, made the dream become almost reality.""Another very important development in the early 1934 by the Joliot-Curies in connection with irradiation of aluminum by alpha particles. The two French scientists detected the production of the recently discovered positrons. [...] However, they soon realized that the positron activity continued after the alpha source was removed and that they had, in fact, discovered positive beta radioactivity. The importance of the discovery of artificial radioactivity was immediately recognized and resulted in a Nobel Prize in chemistry to the Joliot-Curies in 1935. The new phenomenon immediately became widely employed in nuclear physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine." (Kragh, Quantum Generations, p. 187)"These elegant experiments, which provided the first chemical proof of induced transmutations and showed the possibility of artificially creating radioisotopes of known stable elements, were repeated and extended in the major nuclear physics laboratories of various countries " (DSB).Born on 12 September 1897 in Paris, Irène Curie was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. "During World War I, she worked as a nurse, helping her mother operate radiography equipment, and then studied physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne, gaining a doctorate for studying the range of alpha particles. She then went to work for her mother at the Radium Institute. There she met Frédéric Joliot whom she married in 1926. Frédéric Joliot was born on 19 March 1900 in Paris - He joined the Radium Institute in 1925 and obtained his PhD in 1930. Together the Joliot-Curies worked on radioactivity and the transmutation of the elements. Twice they just missed major discoveries: in 1932 when Chadwick beat them to the neutron, and in 1933 when Anderson discovered the positron. However, in 1934, whilst bombarding light elements with alpha particles, the Joliot-Curies noticed that, although proton production stopped when the alpha particle bombardment stopped, another form of radiation continued. The alpha particles had produced an isotope of phosphorus not found in nature. This isotope was radioactive and was decaying through beta-decay" (DSB).

Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendalske Boghandling, Trykt hos Bianco Luno, 1844. Lex8vo. Samtidigt hldrbd., men rygfelter senere repareret med skind påsat. 2 tielblade, 2 registre, 111 kobberstukne plancher, hvoraf de 109 er i origonal håndkolorering. (47 botaniske tavler og 64 zoologiske). Nogle tekstsider og nogle plancher lettere brunplettet. To tekstblade til hver tavle. Forreste indre fals svag. Eksemplaret adskiller sig fra den normale udgivelse derved: 1. den er opdelt i 2 bind, hvor planter og dyr er adskilte.- 2. eksemplaret har ikke Schouw som medforfatter. - 3. antallet af tavler er 111 mod 96 i normaludgaven. - 4. normaludgaven har kun et titelblad: Afbildninger af Dyr og Planter...Værket er ikke registreret hos Gosch (under zoologen Eschricht), hos Carl Christensen ( i Den Danske Botaniks Historie) er kun nævnt normaludgaven med 96 plancher. Kun normaludgaven med begge forfattere optræder i Dansk Bogfortegnelse. - Dette varianteksemplar ikke i KB, Rex.

London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1852 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1852 - Part II. With titlepage to Part II., pp. 417-444, textillustr. Fine and clean. First appearance of an extremely importent paper in the histroy of chemistry as Frankland here introduced the concept of 'VALENCY' - he called it 'atomicity' - to explain the capacity of atoms to combine with other atoms. "This led not only to the Kekulé structures, but also to the periodic table of Mendeléev, since that table was based on the regular change of valence with atomic weight."(Asimov)."On May 10 1852 Frankland read to the Royal Society a paper on organic metallic compounds (the paper offered) in which he made the emperical observation that elements possessed fixed combining powers, or "only room, so to speak, for the attachement of a fixed and definite number of the atoms of other elements." The expression "valence" or "Valency" began to be used by other chemists only after 1865, wheras Frankland tended to use the misleading term "atomicity"....Frankland's teching position at the Royal College of Chemistry and his influence on the Department of Sciences and Art science examinations enembled him to spread the idea through the younger generation of British chemists."(DSB V, p. 126).The exact inception, however, of the theory of chemical valencies can be traced to an 1852 paper by Edward Frankland, in which he combined the older theories of free radicals and "type theory" with thoughts on chemical affinity to show that certain elements have the tendency to combine with other elements to form compounds containing 3, i.e. in the three atom groups (e.g. NO3, NH3, NI3, etc.) or 5, i.e. in the five atom groups (e.g. NO5, NH4O, PO5, etc.), equivalents of the attached elements. It is in this manner, according to Frankland, that their affinities are best satisfied. (Wikepedia).

Leipzig, Teubner, 1884-1908. Bound in 15 fine and solid uniform hcalf. registerbde. I-X a. XI-XV in 2 hcloth.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1769). 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Memoires de L'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres", tome XXIII, pp. 165-310. Clean and fine. First edition of a fundamental paper in the Theory of Numbers in which Lagrange gives a solution in integers of indeterminate equations of the second degree - a remarkable turning point in Diophantine analysis. - Fermat had asserted that he could determine when the more general equation x2-Ay2=B was solvable in integers and that he could solve it when solvable, but Lagrange solved it in this paper and furthermore he gives the complete solution to the problem of giving all integral solutions of a general equation where the coefficients are integers. - Cajori calls Lagrange "One of the greatest mathematicians of all times." - Poggendorff I:1344.

Göttingen, Heinrich Dietrich, 1802. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. XXIV,382 pp., 6 large folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.

1827, 1828, 1830. (1827: No. 1 - 105, 1828: No. 1 - 102 (af 104) + extrablad (til No. 84), 1830: No. 1 - 157) (364 af 366 numre, som er alt, der udkom før 1834, dog uden de to supplementblade fra 1831, som ikke nævnes i Erslew) 2 x 4to + 1 folio. Indb. i tre uensartede samt. hldrbd. To pæne hldrbd. m. rygforgyldn., indvendig usædvanligt rene og pæne m. kun få plettede og reparerede blade. Et slidt hldrbd., indvendig brunplettet (1830). Uden Interimsbladene, der først blev udgivet mellem 1834 og 1837. I det foreliggende sæt findes originaltryk af stort set alle den danske guldalders litterære frontfigurer, således adskillige af H.C. Andersen og af redaktøren selv, men også særdeles sjældne førstetryk såsom Poul Martin Møllers "En Moder med sit Barn, paa en Bænk i Rosenborg=Have" og sangen for Professor Hansteen.Tidlige originale H.C. Andersen-tryk er ganske sjældne, i Kjøbenhavns flyvende Post for disse år findes ikke mindre end 18: BFN 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 77, 80, 81, 88, 92, 96, 97, 98, 104, 105.

Kjøbenhavn, J.J. Høpffner, 1732 - 35. 4to. 3 samtidige helbind i flammet kalv med to smalle forgyldte rammer på permer. I hjørnerne stiliserede, forgyldte blomsterstempler. Rygge med 4 ægte bind. Rig rygforgyldning. Titel-og tomefelter forgyldte. Professionnelle reparationer ved kapitæler. Med det kendte kobberstukne ungdomsportræt af Holberg, stukket af Chr. Fritzsch i Hamburg. Originaludgaven af Danmarkshistorien. "Danmarkshistorien fremkom kort efter at Holberg var avanceret til professor i historie. Han anså denne bog for sit hovedværk..." (Johansen 14). - Ehr-M. I, 146.

Paris, Crochard, 1819. 8vo. No wrappers. In "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", Tome X, 2. Series, Cahier 3. Titlepage to vol. X. Pp. 241-336 (entire issue offered, Cahier 3). Arago and Fresnel's paper: pp. 288-306. First appearance of this seminal paper in which Arago and Fresnel described the experiments which demonstrated that light vibrates transversely to its direction of forward movement."In a further letter to Arago, dated 29 April 1818 Young recurred to the subject of transverse vibrations, comparing light to the undulations of a cord agitated by one of its extremities. This letter was shown by Arago to Fresnel, who at once saw that it presented the true explanation of the non-interference of beams polarised in perpendicular planes, and that the latter effect could even be made the basis of a proof of the correctness of Young's hypothesis; for if the vibration of each beam be supposed resolved into three components, one along the ray and the other two at right angles to it, it is obvious from the Arago-Fresnel experiment that the components in the direction of the ray must vanish; in other words THAT THE VIBRATIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE LIGHT ARE EXECUTED IN THE WAVE-FRONT." (Edmund Whittaker in "A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity I", p. 115). - Parkinson, Breakthroughs 1819 P. - Magie "A Source Book in Physics, p. 325 ff.

Kiøbenhavn, Gyldendals Forlag, 1775 - 1777. 8vo. Uniformly bound in nine contemporary full calf bindings with five raise bands and gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities and spine-ends chipped. Previous owner's name (Carl Henrik Koch) to front free end-papers. Internally with occassional light brownspotting, but generally nice. (32) 413 pp. + 1 engraved portrait; (8), 487 pp.;(8), 480 pp.; (8), 575 pp.; (8), 517 pp. (8), 574, (26) pp.; (22), 519 pp. (4), 556 pp. (8), 500, (22) pp. Originaludgaven, her med det sjældne portræt. Sneedorff var en helt central skikkelse i udbredningen af oplysningstidens idealer i Danmark og Norge: "Sneedorffs oplysningsforhavende er primært formidlende, samfundsopbyggende og ikke af den kritiske, autoritetsanfægtende slags. Det kritiske ytre sig hos ham i det moralsk-opdragende blik på menneskers adfærd i samfundet og de almene menneskelige brist såsom standshovmod, pyntesyge, forfængelighed, hykleri, fordomsfuldhed." (Dansk Litteraturs Historie, Gyldendal, 2007, p. 479).

Copenhagen, Bockenhoffer, 1688. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine, with one of two clasps preseved. Wear to extremities, leather on spine craacked and head of spine chipped. Annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (14), 1024, (14) pp. + frontispiece and 32 engraved plates (emblems). Second edition (Landwehr: re-edition) of Lassenius’ beautifully illustrated collection of edifying morning and evening readings intended for May, June, July and August Johannes Lassenius (1632-1692), German theologian and baroque poet and professor of theology in Copenhagen 1677. He was arguably the most famous preacher of his time in Copenhagen. Biblioteca Danica I, 421.Landwehr 398a.

London, Printed for T. Bowles & John Bowles, (ca. 1719). 67,8 x 97,5 cm. Senex's generalkort over Danmark i overstørrelse er sammensat af to plader. Kobbertukket og i samtidig konturkolorering. Det er tæt beskåret in til gradskalaen og har enkelte smårifter og brunpletter i disse marginer. Kortet er vel det største trykte Danmarkskort fra det 18. århundrede. Bramsen kalder det "overdimensioneret" og beskriver det som kopi af Jaillot's franske kort.

Groningen, Dominicus Lens, 1679. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and blind tooled ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Leather with a few holes, primarily affecting back board, showing the wooden boards underneath. Previous owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page. Small worm-tract throughout, otherwise internally nice and clean. (16), 93, (2), 554, (6) pp. The rare first (only) edition of Ridderus’ work on the obstacles and challenges one can meet on the way to live a good Christian life. We have only been able to trace two copies at OCLC and one auction-record. “Although somewhat forgotten today, Franciscus Ridderus (1620-1683) was one of the most prolific and best-loved authors of the Further Reformation. His years as a preacher in Rotterdam (1656-83) were particularly important, a time in which he made his name as an erudite author and cleric with Orange sympathies. In 1665, the time of ‘true freedom’, his efforts on behalf of the Prince brought him into conflict with the city authorities after he had criticized the existing political situation and testified to his support for the later William the Third.” (Noak, Foreign Wisdom: Ethnological Knowledge in the Work of Franciscus Ridderus)

Milano, Boniardi-Pogliani, 1841-45. 8vo. All 11 parts uncut and in the original printed yellow wrappers. A few repairs and minor loss to a few spines, but all in all an excellent, very well preserved set, apart from vol II, fasc. V, in uncut condition and in the rare and fragile original wrappers, as this great work was originally issued. Part V of vol. II has some heavy dampstaining to the front wrapper, whcih thus has a lot of soiling, loss and repair. The front wrapper has been re-enforced with thin paper from verso. The first portion of leaves has some damstaining as well, but only in the beginning. All other parts just have very minor, light, scattered browning internally and some wrappers have a bit of brownspotting. Contemporary owner's name to first title-page (Dr. Professor of Philosophy, Cavallera). 802, (2 - errata); (4), 998, (2, - errata) pp. + final blank. The rare first printing of this monumental and highly influential treatise, in as original condition as possible - i.e. in the original eleven parts, as it first appeared, all with the original printed wrappers, and all uncut.It is in the present work that Rosmini presents his fundamental notion of the three societies that are necessary for the full development of the human race. While considering philosophy of law as a science of law, Rosmini here relates law to ethics and happiness and considers how it can be united with the moral creed of man as well as with man's natural urge for happiness. The science of rational right arises from the protection which the moral law affords to the useful good. The ideas of ownership and rights that are governing in our relations to other people are based on freedom and property. In private property Rosmini identifies the foundation of legal liberty and from this legal liberty comes all other laws, specific, individual and social. The work became hugely influential, not only in Europe, but throughout all of Europe, not least Germany. It was of immediate impact, and especially the liberals embraced it warmly. The work is considered one of Rosmini's main works and probably the most influential. It furthermore served as a basis for many of Rosmini's later works, which also became quite influential.Antonio Rosmini Serbati (1797-1855)was a famous was Italian Roman Catholic priest and philosopher. He belonged to a noble family, and after having studied at Pavia and Padua, he was ordained priest in 1821. In 1848 Rosmini was invited to serve in the Roman Curia of Pius IX as prime minister of the Papal States. He contributed substantially to many political and religious debates and was an important character in 19th century Italy, most notably in the struggle for Italy's emancipation from Austria. In fact, according to the Italian Printing and the Mind of Man, "Rosmini was, together with V. Gioberti, the most influential thinker during the "heroical" period of the Italian Risorgimento. In 2007 the Catholic church decided to beatify him." (own translation from Italian). Rosmini was eager for the deliverance if Italy from Austria, but his main aim was for the country to become a confederation of states under papal control. Rosmini is furthermore the founder of a new religious community, the Institute of Charity (1828), since then generally known by his name, Rosminians. Rsomini's opinions and works were met with great opposition, especially among the Jesuits, and several of his works were placed on the Index. Govi, I Classici che hanno fatto l'Italia, nr. 306.

Nürnberg, Christoph Weigels, 1757-58. 4to. Cont. full calf. Raised bands, richly gilt back. A paperlabel pasted on lower compartment. Engraved frontisp., 2 titlepages in red a. black. (20),64,96,104,(4),(4),80,82,(2) pp. and 53 double-page engraved plates (numb. 49-50 on one plate). A well preserved clean copy. Firts German edition of perhaps Belidor's main work "La Science des Ingenieurs". It proved to be invaluable to architects, builders and engineers.

Kiøbenhavn, 1757. 4to. In contemporary marbled paper covered board. Light wear to extremities, spine with loss of paper. Title-page with a few stains, otherwise internally very nice and clean. (6), 50 pp. + 3 plates of which one is folded. Leaf G (p. 49/50) erroneously bound in the front. Originaludgaven af denne klassiker i dansk geologi og palæontologi.

Hamburg, Naumann, 1675. 8vo. In a bit later full vellum. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine. Small wormtract to lower margin on last leaves, not affecting text. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A fine copy. (16), 249, (7) pp. Rare first German translation of Nicols' treatise on gemstones and minerals: “the first independent gemological book written or published by a British author. The text is distinctly in two parts, the first being a general treatise on gemstones, while the second... contains 89 numbered chapters, each describing a gemstone, stone, fossil... Nicols gives adulterations, nomenclature, varieties, sources, properties, and other useful information" (Sinkankas). The treatise's content includes a definition of precious stones, their broad categorizations, the process of their formation, gemstones prevalent in ancient times, as well as explanations for attributes like transparency, color, and hardness. It delves into topics such as counterfeit gems, detailing artificially colored crystals, techniques for cutting, engraving, and polishing gems, and exploring their perceived supernatural properties. Ferguson II, p. 138

Franckfurt am Mayn, Johann Friedrich Fleischer, 1739. Small 8vo. Recent hvellum. 2 old names on titlepage. (4),198,(3) pp., some textillustr. in woodcut showing chemical apparatus. Scarce fourth German edition. The first part of the book deals with the generation of metals...the second with the extraction of silver by mercury. He cites alchemical literature on the origin of the earth, minerals, salts, adding clear descriptions. He excelled in the "Treatment of silver ores by amalgation, using processes that he himself had discovered and that were in large measure responsible for the wealth of the province." (DSB)."Barba was a native of the village of Lepe in Andalusia. He entered the church and became pastor of St. bernards at Potosi, in South America. While there he had the opportunity of studying minerals and mining, extraction of silver and assaying, and became very skilful in these branches of science. He embodied his knowledge and experience in the treatise "El arte de los metallos", published in Madrid in 1640 in 4to, with illustrations. It was kept as secret as possible by the Spaniards, but when Edw. Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, was ambassador extraordinary to Spain, he obtained a copy and translated two of the five books into English in 1669. The first book appeared at London in 1670, and the two together in 1674. Two German translations followed, one from the English, and long after, another from the French; and two in French from the Spanish." (Ferguson I: p.70-71). - Duveen p.42-43 (but not this edition). Thorndike VII: pp. 257-61.

Paris, (Elzevir), 1645. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Light wear to extremities, but an overall nice and clean copy. (40), 539 pp. The two parts in continuous pagination. Second Elzevir-edition, the first being from 1641, of Philippe de Béthune’s famous and influential political treatise or manual which summarized in an easy accessible form most of the early 17th century political ideas. It was published a total of 5 times between 1632 and 1665. "Béthune's treatise was the work of a man at the end of his career who had served the monarchy at home and abroad through the bumpy years of dynastic transition and who, thanks to his longevity, had witnessed the crisis of the religious wars as well as France's slow rise from the ashes thereafter. He brought to bear his wide knowledge and experience of French government but also his thorough acquaintance with Rome and Italy, and both informed the political ideas he mobilised in his treatise" (Reinhardt, p. 56) Philippe de Béthune was a prominent figure in French politics during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as a diplomat and administrator under Henri III and Henri IV, with key roles in diplomatic missions to Scotland, Rome, and Savoy. Béthune's efforts aimed at securing peace in Italy and resolving conflicts between European powers. He remained influential in diplomatic circles, particularly under the guidance of Cardinal Richelieu. Béthune's political career was marked by his dedication to diplomacy and his efforts to navigate complex European relations during a tumultuous period. Willems 1024 ("Plus belle mais moins rare que la première, parue en 1641").Barbier I, 696.

Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1829. Small 8vo. Original blank wrappers.A few scattered brownspots, but a very good copy in completely original condition, as it was issued. First edition of Hans Cristian Andersen's third publication in book form and his first dramatic work. This seminal publication marked his stage-debut and was not only the first work that he wrote for the theatre, but also the first of his works that was performed on the stage. It is with the present work, "Love in Nicolai Tower" that Hans Christian Andersen inaugurated his dramatical production, a genre that came to define much of his literary production for the next forty years, over the cause of which he produced about as many plays - i.e. ab. 40. The question as to acceptance from the theatre and the the set-up of the plays, however, -especially at the beginning of his career - would often postpone the actual theatre debut by many months, sometimes years. Thus, many of his early plays were only performed on the stage much later. "Kjærlighed on Nicolai Taarn", however, was accepted almost immediately and was performed already the following year, marking his theatre debut.

1.-3.Samling. (Også med titelbladet: Første Bind 1845). Samt. helshirtbd. m. blindtryk. Rygforgyldn. False m. rifter. Nogle brunpletter. Originaludgaven. Med alle titelblade, fællestitelblad og den ny fælles indholdsfortegnelse til alle samlingerne. 1. samling i 2. oplag. Indeholder i alt 11 eventyr i førstetryk, heriblandt: Nattergalen, Den grimme Ælling, Sneedronningen, Hyrdinden og Skorsensfejeren. BFN 428, 454, 467.

Hamburg, Christian Wilhelm Brandt, 1740. 4to. Fine later hvellum. Title on spine in black lettering. (16),288 pp., 1 leaf lacks (= pp. 15/16). A few scattered brownspots. Light toning. - Schenck's account of the winter 1739-40: (4),60 pp. (Arnstadt und Leipzig, Brümelburgen, 1741). First german edition of "Omstændelig og udførlig Relation, Angaaende Den grønlandske Missions Begyndelse og Fortsættelse, samt Hvad ellers mere der ved Landets Recognoscering, dels Beskaffenhed,og Indbyggernes Væsen og Leve=Maade vedkommende, er befunden;...", 1738. - Lauridsen IX,7.

Franckfurt, Thumius, 1629. 4to. Contemp. full, richly blindtooled pigskin over wood. Raised bands. Ms title on spine. Engraved pictorial titlepage, engraved portrait. Printed titlepage in red/black. (10),242,1294,(84) pp. A faint dampstain to some right margins of some leaves in the Index. Internally fine. Calvisius was a significant astronomer, apart from beeing a noted composer and musical theorist. In this, his "Opus Chronologicum" he set forth his own astronomical system which he based on the records of nearly 300 historical eclipses cited and expounded here in their historical context. "Les rapprochements entre les phénoménes célestes et les événements de l'histoire sont établis avec beaucoup d'érudition." (Houzeau & Lancaster No 12831). - Zinner, 4029 (the first edition of 1605).