Lalande, p. 84; BM, French, 408 ; Houzeau-Lancaster, 3256 ; Brunet, V, 548. See Honeyman, who owned other latin and German editino, but not this French translation. Not in Zinner.<\/i><\/p>\n
First edition, never reprinted, of the French translation by G. des Bordes whose name appears at the end of the preface. A copy of the issue with the date 1560 printed on the title (undated copies are known).<\/p>\n
This first translation – Houzeau-Lancaster mistakenly mentions another from 1556, of which we have been unable to find any trace – is based on the Elucidatio fabricae usque astrolabii<\/i> published in Latin in 1512<\/p>\n
This translation was edited by the astronomer Jean-Pierre de Mesmes, who included his own ideas on the use of this instrument and inserted them in Italics in the text. The edition is illustrated with 52 technical woodcut vignettes in the text. This copy also includes a plate of engravings intended to form the volvelles on pages 13, 14, and 34. Bound at the end of the book, these illustrations have never been detached or mounted.<\/p>\n
The plates also contain two fold-out tables. The first is entitled \u201cLa Table des M\u00e9ridionales altitudes du soleil, supput\u00e9 \u00e0 l’\u00e9l\u00e9vation du p\u00f4le arctique de quarante & huit degr\u00e9s & quarante minutes\u201d (it refers to folio 88), the second is entitled \u201cLa Table des conversions des degr\u00e9s de la longitude, en degr\u00e9s de l’\u00e9quinoctial\u201d (it refers to folio 133).<\/p>\n
Jean-Pierre de Mesmes (1516-ca. 1578) was one of the first Frenchmen to write on astronomy and, in addition to this translation, is responsible for an important treatise on the subject: Les Institutions astronomiques contenant les principaux fondements et premi\u00e8res causes des cours et mouvements c\u00e9lestes<\/i> (Paris, 1557). Also well versed in poetry, he was a member of the Pl\u00e9iade circle.<\/p>\n
This edition of the French translation is rare on the market.<\/p>\n
Second table slightly shaved touching one word (old spaper restoration), a few small scattered stains, brown stain in the inner head margin outside the text.<\/p>\n
Provenance: Signature Peyrannas on the title, and a few notes or appreciations in the margins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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