Lot no. 264
CAPELLI (Angelo Felice). Astrosophia numerica sive Astronomica supputandi ratio in libros IV digesta. Venice, A. Mora, 1733. 3 parts in one vol. in-4, fawn calf, ornate spine, mottled edges (Binding of the period). First edition of this astronomical calculation manual by the Italian mathematician and astronomer Capelli (1681-1749). It contains 8 folding engraved plates. From the library of the Earls of Macclesfield, with bookplate (South Library, 1860). Without the Supplement. Joints split, rubbing and wear. Houzeau & Lancaster, 11 797. Attached: ESCLANGON (Ernest). Les Preuves astronomiques de la Relativité. Paris, Gauthier-Villard, 1922. In-8, 27 pp. paperback. First edition. Bookplate: P. Adam. Spine split.
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