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VERNIER, LA CONSTRUCTION, L'USAGE, ET LES PROPRIETEZ DU QUADRANT NOUVEAU DE MATHEMATIQUE, 1631
估價
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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描述
- La construction, l'usage, et les proprietez du quadrant nouveau de mathématique. Brussels: François Vivien, 1631, FIRST EDITION, folding engraved plate, [T&W ADD 45; STCV 6830631; USTC 1004804], short tear in plate repaired
Wurstisen, Christian (1544-1588). Elementa arithmeticae, logicis legibus deducta, in usum Academiae Basil... Editio ultima. Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, April 1602, woodcut diagrams, [T&W Add50; VD17 32:632759C], browned and slightly wormed throughout 2 works in one volume, 8vo (160 x 94mm.), eighteenth-century speckled calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label lettered "Tracts Geometri & Arithmet"
來源
Earls of Macclesfield, bookplate, sale in these rooms 4 November 2004, lot 874, £3200, Erwin Tomash
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
Vernier's treatise describes the instrument he invented, the vernier caliper, used to measure length accurately. As well as a main graduated scale, it also has a movable scale which slides parallel to the main scale to permit more accurate readings to be taken. Nuñez and Clavius had previously attempted to improve the astrolabe by engraving various scales on concentric circular segments. Vernier's instrument provided a mobile scale rather than a series of static scales. Vernier worked as a military engineer for the Spanish Hapsburgs, the rulers of his native Franche-Comté. In 1630 he took his invention to Brussels to show the Infanta of Spain, to whom this edition is dedicated.