Gregory, David (1659-1708) Astronomiae Physicae & Geometricae Elementa. Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1702. First edition, folio, large engraved vignette to title, illustrated with text diagrams throughout, bound in contemporary half parchment and corners; uncut throughout, waterstain to foot of title and follwing twenty pages, else fresh, 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Gregory's work is notable for including the first appearance in print of Newton's lunar theory. The Astronomiae is also considered the first instructional work of astronomy predicated on the existence of gravity. ESTC T18607; Babson 71; Sotheran I 1652; Wallis 87. Provenance: from the Stephen White Collection.
Gregory, David (1659-1708) Astronomiae Physicae & Geometricae Elementa. Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1702. First edition, folio, large engraved vignette to title, illustrated with text diagrams throughout, bound in contemporary half parchment and corners; uncut throughout, waterstain to foot of title and follwing twenty pages, else fresh, 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Gregory's work is notable for including the first appearance in print of Newton's lunar theory. The Astronomiae is also considered the first instructional work of astronomy predicated on the existence of gravity. ESTC T18607; Babson 71; Sotheran I 1652; Wallis 87. Provenance: from the Stephen White Collection.
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