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Author	Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.
Title	Petri Gassendi Institutio astronomica : juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam recentiorum / cui accesserunt Galilei Galilei Nuncius sidereus, et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice.
Publication Info.	Londini : Impensis H. Dickinson, Bibliop. Cantab., M.DC.LXXXIII [1683]

Location	Call No.	Status
Rare Books Medium	Z-M G2515 P3	IN LIBRARY

Edition	Tertia editio prioribus correctior.
Description	[16], 199, [1], 173, [1] p., 4 plates : ill. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note	Title in red and black.
	With additional title page on A2r: Institutio astronomica, juxta hypotheseis tam veterum quam Copernici et Tychonis, 1682.
	Sidereus nuncius by Galileo and Dioptrice by Kepler, each with special t.-p. dated 1682, are paged continuously.
	"Sidereus nuncius" has separate dated title page with imprint "Typis mandatus 1682," new pagination and register.
	"Oratio inauguralis habita in Regio collagio [Paris] die novembris XXIII [1645]" p. 179-199 (second group of paging).
	"Johannis Kepleri Sæ. Cæ. Mis. mathematici Dioptrice:" has separate dated title page with imprint "Typis mandata 1682." on leaf 2D2r; pagination and register are continuous.
	Signatures: A-N8 O4 2A-L8.
Indexed In:	ESTC R2458
	Wing, G293
Local Note	Library copy has ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper: Ex Libris Jacobi Otis, Anno Domini 1746; No. 897 (crossed out), No. 688 and Prire [?] 7, also crossed out. On t.p., in ink: Ex libris [illegible], heavily crossed out.
Subject	Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
	Optics -- Early works to 1800.
Added Author	Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
	Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630.
	Dickinson, Henry, active 1668-1694, printer.
	Otis, James, 1725-1783, former owner.
Added Title	Institutio astronomica.

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