[Rarebooks] FS: Fromond's study of meteors, comets & "purple rain in Brussels." London: 1670

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(SCIENCE) Fromondus, Libertus (also, Froidment, Libert). METEOROLOGICORUM 
LIBRI SEX... London: J. Redmayne for Georgio West. 1670. The second edition 
printed in England. 8vo. 3 parts in 1, each with its own title page. 
(8),460,(4);(6),62,(2); (4),42pp. Bound in modern green morocco spine over marbled 
boards. The first three and last two leaves browned along the margins; title 
neatly reinforced at margins, otherwise a very good, clean copy.     $500.00 
(trade discount allowed)
Fromond's (1587-1653) text first appeared in 1627. It is a study of meteors 
and comets, winds, seas, earthquakes, etc., and went through numerous 
editions in the 17th century. The second part is an essay on comets written with 
his collaborator Thomas Feyens (or Fienus); the third part is a curious text 
on the mysterious "purple rain" that fell on Brussels, October 6, 1646. 
Wing F2236. Thorndike, HISTORY OF MAGIC & EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE Vol. VII, p. 
53-54.

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