Optics, Optics--Early works to 1800, QC353 .A44 1572
Alhazen ; Item Vitellonis thuringopoloni ... libri 10 ... / adiectis etiam ... commentarijs a Federico Risnero. ALHAZEN [Abu 'Ali al-Hasan ibn al... Show moreAlhazen ; Item Vitellonis thuringopoloni ... libri 10 ... / adiectis etiam ... commentarijs a Federico Risnero. ALHAZEN [Abu 'Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham] (965-c.1040). Opticae thesaurus, translated probably by Gerard of Cremona (c.1114-87). -- [Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Mu'adh AL-JAYYANI (c.989/90-after 1079)]. De crepusculis & nubium ascensionibus, translated by Gerard of Cremona. -- WITELO (1230/35-75). Libri X. All texts edited by Friedrich Risner (d. c.1580). Basel: Eusebius Episcopius and the heirs of Nicolus Episcopius, August 1572. 2 parts in one volume, 2° (330 x 222mm). Printer's device on general title, woodcut illustration on verso, repeated on *1r, Witelo with errata (lacks the final leaf with colophon, lower margin of i4 in first part and LL1-LL4 in second part skilfully renewed affecting a few letters, quire u stained in lower margin also affecting a few lines of text, stamp removed from blank portion of general title and errata of Witelo, lightly spotted, a few leaves browned, some light, mainly marginal, waterstaining, a little stronger in last few leaves). 17th-century vellum (some repairs along spine, new label). Provenance: Monasterii S[ancti] Andreae (inscription on title dated 1707). FIRST EDITION OF ALHAZEN'S CLASSIC WORK ON OPTICS AND VISION. 'The Arab physicist Alhazen preserved for us all that was known by the ancients in the field of optics and added some contributions of his own' (Heralds of Science). He understood that light emanated spherically from a point, and analysed the principles of reflection and refraction, as well as discussing spherical and parabolic mirrors, lenses and atmospheric refraction. Although he cited no prior authorities, his work built on Ptolemy and Euclid, and his explanation of the structure of the eye was derived from the teachings of Galen. Little is known about Witelo, whose name is Latinised as Vitellius. His Perspectiva, or Opticae libri decem, written c.1270 and dedicated to William of Moerbeke, the other great translator of the 13th century, is an immense work that relies extensively on Alhazen as well as other ancient writers on optics. Witelo's treatment of the subject, which has never been studied in detail, offers an analysis of reflection that was not surpassed until the seventeenth century. Witelo's Perspectiva, which had been published twice (Nuremberg 1535 & 1551) before its inclusion in the present edition, was provided with redrawn figures and cross-references to the text of Alhazen. This combined edition served as the standard reference work on optics well into the seventeenth century, influencing scientists such as Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Descartes. Adams A745; Dibner Heralds of Science 138; Norman 1027; A.I. Sabra,'The Authorship of the Liber de crepusculis,' Isis 58 (1967): 77-85. Item Vitellonis også m. særskilt titelblad. Titelblad + 5 bl. beskadiget. Main Heritage Display General QC353 .A44 1572 Book Item-ID: i10156392 BIB-ID: 1017275 Show less
[map 1.] Descriptio antiquae vrbis Hierosolymorum, qua amplitudine et splendore tempore Christi Saluatoris nostri conspicua fuit -- [map 2.] Noua... Show more[map 1.] Descriptio antiquae vrbis Hierosolymorum, qua amplitudine et splendore tempore Christi Saluatoris nostri conspicua fuit -- [map 2.] Noua vrbis Hierosolymitanae descriptio, qua forma et situ nostro seculo se conspiciendam praebet. On left of sheet is imaginary topographic description of the ancient city at the time of Jesus Christ; on right side is topographical description of the modern city. Relief shown by shading, hachures, and pictorially. From: Civitates orbis terrarum / Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg. Köln, 1572, Vol. I, No. 52 (should read 53), according to Laor. "The maps are drawn after Laicstain-De Jode's original but without mentioning the names." Laor, p.152. Inset at bottom right of Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law. Copperplate. Latin text on verso: "Ierosolyma." Includes index. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00912 Print Map Item-ID: i11402386 BIB-ID: 1172581 Show less
From volume 1 of Braun and Hogenberg's "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" Bird's eye views of Tangier, Tzaffin, Ceuta, Asilah and Salé towns of the present... Show moreFrom volume 1 of Braun and Hogenberg's "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" Bird's eye views of Tangier, Tzaffin, Ceuta, Asilah and Salé towns of the present day Morocco. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00307 Print Map Item-ID: i1140078x BIB-ID: 1172421 Show less
ex descriptione Benedicti Ariae Montani. Ill. : navires à voiles, monstre marin. Carte publiée dans le vol. 8 de la "Biblia regia", bible polyglotte... Show moreex descriptione Benedicti Ariae Montani. Ill. : navires à voiles, monstre marin. Carte publiée dans le vol. 8 de la "Biblia regia", bible polyglotte commandée par Philippe II à Arias Montanus, et publiée à Anvers en 1571-1572. This map covers the Holy Land which is much projected towards westward. The Red Sea and Persian Gulf sea are much wider, leaving the Arabia (peninsula) thinner. Only Northern part of Arabia is shown. Towns represented by castles and circle, mountains shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00456 Print Map Item-ID: i11401254 BIB-ID: 1172468 Show less
Relief shown pictorially. From a view done by Matheo Pagano in 1549. From Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum. Indexed for points of interest. ... Show moreRelief shown pictorially. From a view done by Matheo Pagano in 1549. From Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum. Indexed for points of interest. Text on verso. Birds-eye plan of Cairo with Pyramids and Sphinx marked in the right side and illustration of Arabs in the lower l. h. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00507 Print Map Item-ID: i11404280 BIB-ID: 1172771 Historic Maps copy is gift of Robert A. McCabe, Class of 1956. NjP Show less