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1.	ALGAROTTI, FRANCESCO, CONTE : THE PHILOSOPHY OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON 
EXPLAINED IN SIX DIALOGUES on light and colours between a lady and the 
author.  Glasgow : Printed for R. Urie, 1765. xiv, 280 p. ; p., 18 cm. 
)  Translation into English of : "Il newtonianismo per le dame." The inner 
front board has the early woodcut book plate of  Hannah Maria Margaret 
Morris. Although meant as a simplified version of Newton's theories of 
optics and color for the lay reader, Algarotti meant as well, to produce a 
language fit for scientific and philosophic discourse in the vernacular. In 
this work he tries to link aesthetic s and scientific research into one 
overall schema.  First Edition, thus.  Babson 146, Wellcome II, 30; Grey 
195; Parenti, P. 10; OCLC: 1166363;  10 locations, 7 in the USA [STF, CGU, 
BAT, BUD, NOC, OKU, SBM] and [CUC, QCL, NLW ]. ~Original full calf, hinges 
strengthened, red Mro. title label, gilt, renewed.   $475.00

2.	FERGUSON, JAMES: ASTRONOMY EXPLAINED UPON SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S PRINCIPLES, 
and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics : to which are 
added, a plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the 
sun, by the transit of Venus over the sun's disc, in the year 1761 : an 
account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus, in the year 
1639 : and of the distances of all the planets from the sun, as deduced 
from observations of the transit in the year 1761  by James Ferguson. 1st 
American, from the last London ed. / revised, corrected, and improved, by 
Robert Patterson. :  Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1806.  First American 
Edition, from the last London ed. / rev., corr., and improved by Robert 
Patterson. 1806. iv, 23, 503 p., [1], xvii folded leaves of plates[these 
are engravings on copper] : ill. ; 23 cm.  Includes bibliographical 
references, index and tables. Based on the First Edition of Brewster's 
Revision.. "Although containing no theoretical novelty, the manner and 
method of its expositions were entirely original. Astronomical phenomena w 
ere for the first time described in familiar language. The book formed 
Herschel's introduction to celestial science..[The Scottish astronomer, 
inventor, and instrument maker's] great merit as a scient ific teacher lay 
in clearness, both of thought and style, and in the extreme ingenuity with 
which by means of machines and diagrams he brought the eye to help the mind 
of the learner." The First English Edition was dated 1756.  (DNB) Shaw & 
Shoemaker 10405.  Original calf. Ownership signature of David Wood dated 
1826. Plates misfolded with occasional tears in blank margins, once in a 
plate, no loss.  Tears archivally repaired, misfoldings remain. Minor 
repairs to crown and foot of spine, OW Very Good. $450.00

3.	FERGUSON, JAMES: THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY'S ASTRONOMY : Familiarly 
Explained In Ten Dialogues Between Neander And Eudosia. To Which Is Added, 
The Description And Use Of The Globes And Armillary Sphere. Illustrated 
With Copper Plates / James Ferguson The Sixth Edition.  1778. [4], 247, 
[1], 111 [I.e. 112], [4] P., 8 Folded Leaves Of Plates.  21 Cm. (8vo) 
Dublin : Printed By James Williams. This is a text for learning up to date 
astronomy as well as navigation, but meant for teen-agers.  It was the 
first book meant for this use published in English. It was an original 
Irish work first printed in Dublin. Poggendorf I, 734. Ferguson was an 
active observer and experimenter in astronomy and physics, and a member of 
the Royal Academy. Estc; T071367, RLIN/Oclc I Loc in the UK [Aox],and 7 
Locs in the US. [Rrr, Tyc, Cgu, Nec, Mia, Upm]and, 1 in Ireland, 
[U5d].  Although the "Sixth Edition" only one other edition is noted in 
American or English libraries, that of 1768. A very good copy in the 
original calf boards, rebacked with calf, Mro. Label, gilt, the last plate, 
on armillary spheres is missing a small portion of the last fold which 
contains part of the base of the sphere, and nothing affecting the content 
of the plate. OW Very Good. $550.00

4.	FRIEDEL, DAVID: DIE VERDERBTE MEDICIN : ODER XXV CURIEUSE MATERIEN U. 
ABHANDLUNGEN darinnen gezeiget werden: viele Mißbräuche u. Irthümer in d. 
Medicin so wohl auf Seiten derer Medicorum als der Patienten ... 
/[Corrupted Medicine or XXV curious Materials and Procedures and many 
errors and mistakes in Medicine
].  Zittau and others, Schöps, 1723.  small 
4to, 571 Pp. Original calf,  4 raised bands.  A rare book.  Found only at 
KVK where there is a single copy of the 1722 first issue and one of ours. 
Nat Lib. Of Medicine also has a copy of the 1722 issue.~An attempt to place 
rationality first. Unnoted in Caillet, Duveen, Wellcome, unlocated at OCLC, 
BL, COPAC, BN, H, Melvyl, Utex.Aust., CIC, NYPL, Bod., Stanf. Most of the 
decorative gilt preserved, hinges repaired, OW Very Good. $775.00


5.	LEMNIUS, LEVINUS; Medici Zirizaei : DE HABITU ET CONSTITUTIONE CORPORIS, 
QUAM GRAECI[KRASIN], TRIVIALES COMPLEXIONUM VOCANT, Libri II. : Omnibus 
quibus secunda valetudo curæ est, apprimè necessarij, ex quibus cuique 
proclive erit corporis sui conditionem, animiq[ue] motus, ac totius 
conseruandæ sanitatis rationem adamussim cognoscere. Nunc vero ab innumeris 
mendis, quibus passim scatebant, vindicati, formaque, commodiore in lucem 
editi. Cum indici rerum & verborum copiosissima. ~Francoforti, ex Officina 
Paltheniana, sumtibus viduae Petri Fischeri.1596. [16], 3 -185, [9] Pp., 
12.5 cm. Page 1 is numbered 3, followed by Pp. 2, 3-185.  Lemnius, a 
physician, from the Dutch town of Zierikzee believed in the humoral nature 
of medicine.  In this book he explains his diagnostic method in which he 
determines the humoral composition of each person from their visible 
qualities, and thus the diseases from which they are most likely to 
suffer.  Understanding humoral make up of a person also makes it possible 
to understand his/her personality, drives and needs. "Obgleich seine 
Vorschriften hie und da nicht frei von Aberglauben sind, wie dies deutlich 
aus seinen Bemerkungen über den Einfluss der Jahreszeit, der Windrichtung 
und der Temperatur auf die Krankheiten erhellt, verdient er dennoch den 
Namen des Hygienikers seines Jahrhunderts." [Although its prescriptions are 
not free here and there from superstition,it illuminates clearly through 
its remarks on the influence of the seasons, the wind direction and 
temperature on disease, he earnedthe title of leader in public health of 
his century.] (Hirsch/Hüb. III, 736) Durling 2769, Heirs of Hippocrates 
258,Thorndike VI, 393[1586 issue].  This issue unlocated in the US. First 
published in Latin at Antwerp in 1561, it was translated into English by 
Thomas Newton as "The Touchstone of Complexions 
". Orig. vellum, Manus. 
title on spine, Lacking both EPs, minor flaws to the vellum on boards and 
spine Rpd. $885.00

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