Cepheus de thomas corbinianus (1 resultados)
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Librería: Altea Antique Maps, London, Reino UnidoAltea Antique Maps
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No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Frankfurt, 1730. Original colour. 145 x 145mm. A chart of the constellation of Cepheus (named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology), engraved by Johann Christoph Berndt for the celestial atlas 'Mercurii Philosphici Firmamentum Firmianum', named for Thomas's patron, Leopold Anton v…on Firmian, Archbishop of Salzburg. Corbinianus Thomas (1694-1767), a Benedictine monk, was Professor of Mathematics and Theology at the University of Salzburg. His star atlas was first published in 1730 at Frankfurt, with a second edition at Augsburg the following year. He used an odd system for nomenclature: Bayer Greek letter for the star, Roman numeral for the magnitude and Arabic numeral for the star catalogue reference. KANAS: 7.7, 'beautiful illustrations'; WARNER, p.251.
