Search Results: selenographia sive lunae descriptio by hevelius johannes

New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. A little wrinkling to the cloth on the spine. Shipping will be extra please inquire. Preface translated from the German by Ruth Michaelis-Jena with the collaboration of Patrick Murray. All plates present including revolving circular illustrated plate. ; Facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1647 with a preface by H. Lambrecht, Jena ; 9 1/4 x 13 7/8"; 579 pages.

New York:: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967., 1967. 4to. xix, [30], 563, [20] pp. Frontispiece, plates, index. Exquisite gilt-stamped red cloth, intricate decorations, publisher's cardboard slip-case; slip-case slightly rubbed with ink notation to front panel. Mint in very good case. "Hevelius's first major research project was mapping the moon. He set out to observe and draw every phase of the Moon, a task that took him years because of the variable weather in Gdansk. In 1647 he published Selenographia, sive lunae description. In this ambitious work, he revealed all of telescopic astronomy, but the centerpiece was the section containing engravings of all phases of the Moon, both waxing and waning, and three large plates of the full Moon that showed the parts of the Moon revealed by libration, a slow oscillation as seen from the earth. Selenographia established Hevelius's reputation as one of the foremost astronomers of Europe" (van Helden, p. 462). See: van Helden, Albert. "Hevelius, Johannes… Read More

Danzig: A. Hünefeld for the author, 1647. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio (346 x 215 mm). [4], [26], 563 [1] pp., including title (printed in red and black), additional engraved title-page with historiated border incorporating figures of Alhazen and Galileo, 108 (of 111) engraved illustrations on 88 (of 91) plates (3 full-sheet; one with volvelle in facsimile and red silk string-pointer; 20 printed recto and verso for total of 40 engravings), 27 engraved illustrations and diagrams in text, one five-line historiated woodcut initial, numerous ornamental wood-cut two-line initials and head- and tailpieces. Lacking the half title, the author's portrait, plate N (to p.180), plate Q (to p.226) and plate RRR (to p.547, which is not included in the list of plates and which was added to later issues). Also lacking is the volvelle to plate 21 (to p. 364). All missing plates and the volvelle are replaced in good facsimile. Neatly restored… Read More