PEURBACH & REINHOLD. Theoricae novae planetarum . . . Wittenberg, Heirs of J. Crato, 1580 [With:] PEUCER. De dimensione terrae et geometrice numerandis locorum particularium intervalis . . . Wittenberg: J. Lufft, 1579

PEURBACH, Georg and REINHOLD, Erasmus; PEUCER, Caspar

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A rare later edition of Reinhold's version of Peurbach's exposition of Ptolemaic astronomy, bound with the third edition of Peucer's 'De dimensione terrae . . . '. First published in 1473, 'Theoricae novae planetarum' became the standard teaching text for astronomy for over 150 years. Following Arab astronomers, Peurbach "added trepidation to Ptolemy's six motions of the celestial spheres and substituted solid crystal spheres for the hypothetical circles employed in Ptolemy's 'Almagest'" (Stillwell). This commentary by Reinhold was first published in 1542. Reinhold "was, after Copernicus, the leading mathematical astronomer of the 16th century, and in computational ability he surpassed Copernicus himself . . . Reinhold published a widely reprinted commentary on Peurbach's 'Theoricae novae planetarum' . . . When Rheticus returned to Wittenberg in September 1541 from his visit to Copernicus, Reinhold was one of the first to examine the new astronomy" (DSB). Peucer, who was Melanchthon's son-in-law, was professor at Wittenberg, first of mathematics and then of medicine. 'De dimensione terrae . . . ' is a textbook in mathematical geography which makes use of contemporary deveopments in trigonometry by Regiomontanus and Copernicus. It was first published in 1550. This edition of Peucer's work also contains two other works: 'Descriptio locorum terrae sanctae' by Brocardus and 'Aliquot insignium locorum terrae sanctae' by Melancthon. Peurbach: Adams P2278; Zinner 2951. Peucer: Zinner 2096; Honeyman 2464. Two works bound in one volume, 8vo. Peurbach: ff. [viii], 247, with volvelles on f. 91r but lacking those on f. 61v, numerous early, possibly contemporary, annotations. Peucer: pp. [x], 301, with one folding table. Contemporary vellum, red edges. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1572460443611

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