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ROST, JOHANN LEONHARD; and CASSINI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO. Astronomisches Handbuch,worinnen des Herrn Cassini Tractat, vom Ursprung, Fortgang und Aufnehmen der Astronomie, und deren Nutzen, in der Geographie und Schiffahrt [etc.]. 16 folding engraved plates. [16], 530, [20] pages, including engraved frontispiece. 4to, 220x173 mm, contemporary vellum boards, hinges cracked and wormed; contents browned, dark stain in upper and lower margins at end. Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1718
first edition of a 3-part work comprising a translation of Giovanni Domenico Cassini's 1693 De l'Origine & du Progrès de l'Astronomie, a section of 100 astronomical problems, and a guide to the use of astronomical instruments. Houzeau & Lancaster 9245.
