{"product_id":"1521-post-incunabula-astrology-astronomy-almanach-nova-by-j-stoeffler-antique","title":"1521 Post-Incunabula ASTROLOGY \u0026 ASTRONOMY ALMANACH NOVA by J. Stoeffler ANTIQUE","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eJohannes Stoeffler (1452-1531) \u0026amp; Jacob Pflaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmanach Nova\u003cbr\u003eplurimis annis venturis iservientia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenice: In aedibus Petri Liechtenstein, 1521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn almanac published in collaboration with the astronomer Jacob Pflaum of Ulm, which was designated as a continuation of the ephemeris of Regiomontanus. \u003cbr\u003eIt had a large circulation, underwent 13 editions until 1551 and exerted a strong effect on Renaissance astronomy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuarto, title page printed in red and black,\u003cbr\u003eillustrated with woodcut tables and diagrams throughout with beautiful full-page woodcut printer's mark in red and black on verso of last leaf; \u003cbr\u003ebound in nicely executed later vellum with manuscript title to the spine; contents mostly clean, with some foxing, \u003cbr\u003e192 leaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eoverall very good; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot in British museum. RBH lists 4 copies sold between 1951 and 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEphemerides, by nature ephemeral, require constant recalculating and republishing. \u003cbr\u003eSo, although this is a later edition of the original almanacs Stoeffler \u0026amp; Pflaum began calculating and publishing at the end of the previous century, it's really more of an update, and not at all a reprint. \u003cbr\u003eThis edition for 1521 contains new work, as it covers astronomical data for the upcoming decade, with charts through 1531.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 6 1\/4 by 8 3\/4  in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremely rare, as are all editions of this highly important astrological almanach.\u003cbr\u003eIt is followed by the Ephemerides from 1521-1531, which are tables for stated times giving the apparent position and other numerical particulars relating to a heavenly body. They consist of 14 leaves for each year and a separate title.\u003cbr\u003eThe indispensability of these tables for the astronomer and navigator is well-known. They were in constant use for more than a century and literally read to pieces, hence their great rarity. The difficult setting of the tables and the multitude of astrological signs make this handsome quarto a typographical masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003eA fine and complete copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEx-libris:  \u003cbr\u003eProfessor, Astronomer, Historian \u0026amp; Bibliophile Owen Gingerich, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA\u003cbr\u003e=======================\u003cbr\u003eJohannes Stoffler (also Stofler, Stoffler, Stoeffler; 1452 –1531) was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments and professor at the University of Tubingen.\u003cbr\u003eStoffler was born on 10 December 1452 in Justingen (now part of Schelklingen) on the Swabian Alb. \u003cbr\u003eHaving received his basic education at the Blaubeuren monastery school, he registered at the newly founded University of Ingolstadt on 21 April 1472, where he was consequently promoted Baccalaureus in September 1473 and Magister in January 1476. After finishing his studies he obtained the parish of Justingen where he, besides his clerical obligations, concerned himself with astronomy, astrology and the making of astronomical instruments, clocks and celestial globes. He conducted a lively correspondence with leading humanists - for example, Johannes Reuchlin, for whom he made an equatorium and wrote horoscopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1499, Stoffler predicted that a deluge would cover the world on 20 February 1524.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1507, at the instigation of Duke Ulrich I, he received the newly established chair of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Tubingen, where he excelled in rich teaching and publication activities and finally was elected rector in 1522. \u003cbr\u003eBy the time of his appointment, he already enjoyed a virtual monopoly in ephemeris-making in collaboration with Jacob Pflaum, continuing the calculations of Regiomontanus through 1531, and then through 1551, the latter being published posthumously in 1531.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis treatise on the construction and the use of the astrolabe, entitled Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii, was published in several editions and served astronomers and surveyors for a long time as a standard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilipp Melanchthon and Sebastian Munster rank among his most famous students. Stoffler died of the plague in Blaubeuren on 16 February 1531 after an epidemic forced the division and relocation of his university to the surrounding countryside in 1530. \u003cbr\u003e=========================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. 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