Astronomica veterum scripta isagogica Graeca & Latina.
Auct. Graeci: Procli Sphaera, Arati Solensis Phęnomena & Prognostica, Leontivs Mecanicvs De constructione Arateae sphaerae. His tribus adiuncta est interpretatio Latina, in qua verbum de verbo expressum est. Latini: Aratea Phaenomena cum poetica interpretatione M. T. Ciceronis, Festi Rvfi Auieni, Germanici Caes. cũ cõmentariis incerti auct., Vetervm poetarum fragmenta astronomica, C. Ivli Hygini Poeticon astronomicon. Opvs non Astronomiae solum, sed & Poeseos studiosis apprime vtile.

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Related Names

Linacre, Thomas, 1460-1524.
Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609.
Hyginus.
Germanicus Caesar, 15 B.C.-19 A.D.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Avienus, Rufius Festus.
Leontius Mechanicus.
Aratus, Solensis.
Proclus, ca. 410-485.

Language(s)

Greek, Ancient (to 1453) ; Latin

Published

[Heidelbergae] In Officina Sanctandreana, 1589.

Subjects

Astronomy, Ancient.
Astronomy, Greek.

Note

p 157 of the second group: Vetervm poetarvm astronomica fragmina a Iosepho Scaligero collecta.
p. 4 of the first group: Procli Sphaera, Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete.
48 woodcut illustrations in Hyginus' Poeticon astronomicon.
Printer's device on title page.
Page 49 of the first group marked 47, and page number 48 repeated.

Physical Description

170, 303 (i. e. 301), [2] p. illus. 17 cm.

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