Tycho de Brahe: Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

Tycho de Brahe: Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica – Pytheas Books – S.B.14 – Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats - und Universitätsbibliothek (Dresden, Germany)

Wandsbek, Hamburg (Germany) — 1598

Tycho de Brahe: Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

S.B.14 Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (Dresden, Germany)
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Tycho de Brahe: Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica

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Alternative Titles
Tichonis Brahe: Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Size / Format
84 pages / 32.7 × 23.5 cm
Origin
Germany
Date
1598
Language
Illustrations
22 illustrations of Brahe's astronomical instruments (4 engraved and 18 woodcut), 9 additional woodcut plans, diagrams and titles
Content
First edition of the Astronomiae instauratae mechanica
Artist / School

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