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WERNER, JOHANN. Canones . . . complectens praecepta & observationes de mutatione aurae. [20] leaves, including final blank. 4to, modern vellum over boards, vellum slightly wrinkled; negligible spotting on title, early owner's notes ("Aphorismi Astrologie") on final blank. Nuremberg: Johann vom Berg & Ulrich Neuber, 1546
scarce first edition of the first printed collection of meteorological observations, containing Werner's notes for the vicinity of Nuremberg from 1513 to 1520, and the first work to explore the possibility of weather prediction based on recorded phenomena. "Although Werner did not collect the data systematically . . . he attempted to incorporate meteorology into physics and to take into consideration the geographical situation of the observed site. Thus he may be regarded as a pioneer of modern meteorology and weather forecasting"--DSB XIV, 275. Honeyman Sale 3109 (the last copy recorded by American Book Prices Current).
