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Campanus of Novara and Medieval Planetary Theory: Theorica Planetarum
by Campanus; edited by Francis S. Benjamin, Jr. & G. J. Toomer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 029905960X
- ISBN 13
- 9780299059606
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971. First edition in English of this influential medieval astronomy & mathematics treatise, including a version of the original Latin text & extensive commentary. #16 in the UW's 'Publications in Medieval Science' series. First printing stated. Hardcover, greenish cloth, black titling. Light wear, spine discolored; corners bumped; jacket shows light wear & rubbing, minor chipping, short tear. Text clean; xvi, 490 pages + 2 page list of other books in the series; indices, bibliography, appendices, tables, figures, b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7" by 10".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- q0539
- Title
- Campanus of Novara and Medieval Planetary Theory: Theorica Planetarum
- Author
- Campanus; edited by Francis S. Benjamin, Jr. & G. J. Toomer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 029905960X
- ISBN 13
- 9780299059606
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Place of Publication
- Madison
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Astronomy, Medieval Studies, History of Science
- Size
- 7" by 10"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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