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Rome, Tipografia Salviucci, 1858. In 8vo. With 9 plates at the end of the volume, slight foxing, original hardback binding, title framed by elegant borders on the covers, small losses on the spine, some small stains and foxing, minor defects.
Specialist Notes
This extremely rare first edition of this work features the first publication of eight previously unpublished letters by Galileo, dated 1619–1624. The edition also includes nine plates based on Galileo's original drawings, documenting his observations of sunspots from May 3–11, 1612.
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