$4,200
Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) Le Operazioni del Compasso Geometrico . Padua: Frambotto, 1649. Quarto, third edition, collated, complete, illustrated with numerous woodcut text diagrams and large folding engravings, fresh, with deckle edges throughout, in its original paper wrappers. Galileo's first published work, here in the third edition, in which he describes the expanded use he devised for the geometric compass. Galileo has pressed the compass into use as a tool that can perform mathematical calculations by mechanical means. This application was especially useful for the military, because calculating the ratios between linear dimensions of solid and planar bodies facilitated trajectorial projections for munitions.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
