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Cavalieri (Bonaventura) Appendice della nuova prattica astrologica, first edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., Bologna, Clemente Ferroni, 1640.

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Cavalieri (Bonaventura) Appendice della nuova prattica astrologica, first edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., woodcut tables, 11ff. folded over at fore-edge, title closely bound at inner margin, touching a few letters, occasional light foxing or browning, minor worming towards end, ink stamps to imprimatur f. verso, modern boards, 12mo, [Riccardi i, 326 (no.7 & 8); Tomash & Williams C45] Bologna, Clemente Ferroni, 1640.

⁂ An appendix to Cavalieri's Nuova prattica astrologica, published in 1639. Contains two sets of logarithmic tables (one trigonometric and one of the natural numbers), with an introduction to their use, together with tables for use in casting horoscopes

Cavalieri (1598--1647), one of the most influential Italian mathematician of the 17th century who also wrote on optics, astronomy and astrology, and was one of the first to recognize the great value of logarithms.

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Cavalieri (Bonaventura) Appendice della nuova prattica astrologica, first edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., woodcut tables, 11ff. folded over at fore-edge, title closely bound at inner margin, touching a few letters, occasional light foxing or browning, minor worming towards end, ink stamps to imprimatur f. verso, modern boards, 12mo, [Riccardi i, 326 (no.7 & 8); Tomash & Williams C45] Bologna, Clemente Ferroni, 1640.

⁂ An appendix to Cavalieri's Nuova prattica astrologica, published in 1639. Contains two sets of logarithmic tables (one trigonometric and one of the natural numbers), with an introduction to their use, together with tables for use in casting horoscopes

Cavalieri (1598--1647), one of the most influential Italian mathematician of the 17th century who also wrote on optics, astronomy and astrology, and was one of the first to recognize the great value of logarithms.

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