Astronomiae physicae & geometricae elementa. Ed. II revisa & correcta. Accesserunt Praefatio Editoris (C.Huart); Cometographia Halleiana in modum appendicis; brevis ad Calcem Horologiorum Sciotericorum tractatus. Secunda Editio revisa & correcta. 2 Tle. u. Appendix in 2 Bdn. Genf, Bousquet 1726. 4°. Mit gest. Front., 2 wdh. gest. Titelvign., 1 aufkasch. Porträtkupfer "Ludovicus Dux Aurelianensium", 1 gest. Vign., 48 gefalt. Kupfertaf. u. 1 gef. Tab. 10 Bl., XCVI, 427 S.; Titel, S. 429-751; 74 S., 1 Bl. Prgtbde. d. Zt. mit Rsch. (Minimal best. u. berieb.).

Houzeau-L. 9240. Bibl. Dt. Mus., Libri rari 123. Roller-Goodman 1, 484. Wallis, Newton 87.1. DNB VIII, 536f. DSB V, 520ff. (bes. 521). - Erweiterte Ausgabe des erstmals 1702 in Oxford erschienenen Werkes. "Gregory's principal work. It was the first text-book composed on gravitational principles, and remodelling astronomy in conformity with physical theory. Newton thought highly of the book, and communicated, for insertion in it, his lunar theory, long the guide of practical astronomers in determining the moon's motions" (DNB). - Gebr. u. stockfl., tls. Wurmlöcher im unt. w. Eck, Frontisp. mit Fehlstellen im ob. w. Rd. aufgezogen, Portr.-Kupfer ausgeschn. u. aufgezogen. - With engr. frontisp., 2 repeated engr. title-vign., 1 mounted copper portrait "Ludovicus Dux Aurelianensium" 1 engr. vign., 48 folding copper plates and 1 folding chart. 10 ll., XCVI, 427 pp.; title, pp. 429-751, 74 pp., 1 l. Contemporary parchment bindings with gilt engr. title on spine (splotchy and rubbed). - Houzeau-L. 9240. Bibl. Dt. Mus., Libri rari 123. Roller-Goodman 1, 484. Wallis, Newton 87.1. DNB VIII, 536f. DSB V, 520ff. (bes. 521). - Augmented edition of the in 1702 in Oxford firstly published work. - Browned, some foxing, some wormholes in lower white margin, frontisp. some mounted holes in the upper white margin, copper portr. cut out and mounted.

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