{"product_id":"1582-astronomy-astrology-ephemerides-coelestium-motuum-antique-2-vellum-vols","title":"1582 ASTRONOMY \u0026 ASTROLOGY Ephemerides Coelestium Motuum ANTIQUE 2 vellum vols","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eGiovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEphemerides Coelestium Motuum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenice: Apud Damianum Zenarium, 1582.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition, \u003cbr\u003etwo large quarto volumes bound in uniform original limp vellum; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewoodcut printer's device to first title; \u003cbr\u003edivisional title pages; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewoodcut author portrait on verso of first title; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eold ownership inscriptions and stamps to title pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood interior, some wear to the vellum, inner hinges broken, small damage to the edge of the back cover of Volume II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 7 by 9 1\/4  in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003cbr\u003e=======================\u003cbr\u003eGiovanni Antonio Magini (in Latin, Maginus) (1555 – 1617) was an Italian astronomer, astrologer, cartographer, and mathematician.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was born in Padua, and completed studies in philosophy in Bologna in 1579.\u003cbr\u003eHis father was Pasquale Magini, a citizen of Padua. \u003cbr\u003eDedicating himself to astronomy, in 1582 he wrote Ephemerides coelestium motuum, translated into Italian the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1588 he was chosen over Galileo Galilei to occupy the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna after the death of Egnatio Danti. \u003cbr\u003eHe died in Bologna on 11 February 1617\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. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51746403189038,"sku":null,"price":1999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/199217-028jpg.jpg?v=1764445317","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1582-astronomy-astrology-ephemerides-coelestium-motuum-antique-2-vellum-vols","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}