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Tallmadge, Ohio: Classical Science Press, 2009. First English Language Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First English Language Edition. 312 pages. 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Publisher's green cloth with leather spine label. Spine slanted, a little light dusting to the cloth, otherwise an excellent copy. This title was issued in three different editions - (library, standard, and deluxe). This is a copy of the standard edition (the library edition is smaller with printed titles on the front board, the deluxe edition is larger with a 1/4 goatskin binding and fancy endpapers). Cloth. "Georg Hartmann lived from 1489 to 1564. As a young man he studied both mathematics and theology, becoming a Lutheran churchman. For over forty years he designed and constructed the astrolabes, armillary spheres, sundials, globes and quadrants that are now the pride of some of the world's most prestigious museums. Hartmann must have felt the need to record exactly how he designed this instruments, for in the summers of 1518 and… Read More