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Original TItle: Sciographia Da nova Prostimasia celeste, & portentoso Cometa do Anno de 1664
Pronunciation: Sciographia Da nova Prostimasia celeste, & portentoso Cometa do Anno de 1664
MATERIAL: Paper
TYPE: Book
DIMENSIONS: 18.3 x 13.5 cm
COMPONENTS: [8],79, [7] pp. Title page with woodcut illustrating a comet.
NOTES: Rare.
ITEM ID: 4297
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Portuguese Scientific Monograph

PRONUNCIATION: Sciographia Da nova Prostimasia celeste, & portentoso Cometa do Anno de 1664
DATE
Year: 1664
Decade: 1660s
Century: 17th (1601-1700)

First edition of a rare Portuguese scientific monograph on comets by the erudite mathematician, Jesuit astronomer and professor at the prestigious University of Coimbra, António Pimenta (1620-1700). The work describes the great comet of 1664 observed in Europe advancing with theories.

Father Pimenta´s monograph reveals that he was well versed with controversies regarding scholars theories on comets. In his work he often quotes Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Michael Maestlin, Cristoforo Borri, Cornelius Gemma, Aristotle, Alberto Pighio, Adam Tanner, among others.

ARTISTS
Name: Antonio Pimenta
Type: Author
Name: Na Officina de Domingos Carneiro, Lisboa, Anno de 1665
Type: Publisher