Description:
Heidelberg, Jacobus Milius, 1582.(17) ll., (1) bl. l., 495 pp., (1) p. and 6 folding plates.
[Preceded by:]
I - Peucer, Caspar. Elementa doctrinae de Circulis coelestibus et primo motu, recognita et correcta.
Wittenb., Joh. Crato, 1576.
(8) ll., 304 pp. (gap in the pagination without loss), 8 folding plates.
Two astronomical works bound in one volume 8vo [155 x 98 mm], full overlapping ivory vellum, remains of ties, flat spine contemporary painted with the author's name, title and library marks handwritten in black ink, sprinkled edges. Contemporary binding.
II/ Precious and extremely rare first edition of the "Epitome Astronomiae", the major work of Joannes Kepler's (1571-1630) master, the astronomer Michael Maestlin (1550-1631).
Caspar, Kepler S. 4/; Houzeau/L. 2747; Zinner 3041; vgl. Admas M 85 ff u. STC 585.
"Michael Maestlin (also called Mästlin, Möstlin or Moestlin), was born on September 30th 1550 in Göppingen in Bade-Württemberg and died on October 20th 1631 in Tübingen. He was a German… Read More