Le Operazioni del Compasso Geometrico et Militare: con le annotazioni di Mattia Bernaggieri
by Galileo
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
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"The most useful mathematical instrument of its period." Unsurpassed as a calculating devise until the 19 C slide rule, Galileo's Compasso Geometrico et Militare set forth his unqualified claim as the sole inventor of the "geometrical and military compass," a calculating and observation device that he had begun manufacturing in 1597. His original pamphlet (1606) is the first published work on an analogue calculator. (It fetches more than half a million when it's rarely available.) Wildly attractive to imitators, Galileo deliberately omitted any illustration of the compass in his treatise most likely as a deterrent to piracy. This celebrated 1741 edition, with its singular folding copper-engraved plate, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, numbers among the finest illustrations of Galileo's masterpiece. Bound in later morocco-backed boards with a closed tear and some tiny worm holes, still Nihil Obstat. The copper-engraved foldout is unparalleled. Book #vC2344. $5000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.
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- Pen Ultimate Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- vC2344
- Title
- Le Operazioni del Compasso Geometrico et Militare
- Author
- Galileo
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Francesco Agnelli
- Place of Publication
- Milano, IT
- Date Published
- 1741
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BERNAGGIERI. CALCULATOR. IL DIALOGO.
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- SCIENCE AND MEDICINE;
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