Jerome Cardan: The Life of Girolamo Cardano, of Milan, Physician

Henry Morley

Verlag: Chapman and Hall, London, 1854

Beschreibung

A first edition two-volume biography of the Italian polymath Gerolamo Cardano, smartly rebound in one volume. The first edition of this very scarce two-volume work, rebound in one volume in a cloth binding.Small bookplate to the rear paste down.Henry Morley (1822-1894) was one of the earliest professors of English literature in Britain, and is best known for his ten-volume work English Writers (1864-94). In this two-volume work, Morley gives an account of the life of Gerolamo Cardano (1501-1576), an Italian polymath who was a physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, writer and one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance. In a cloth binding. Externally in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, apart from some spotting to the first and last few pages of each volume. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 869M18

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Jerome Cardan: The Life of Girolamo Cardano,...

Verlag: Chapman and Hall, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1854

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book