description use globes orrery prefixd von harris joseph (9 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

REPRINT 220 p. Cloth.

7th Ed. viii + 190pp. + [ii] publ. advert. leaf. 7 folding plates. With the signature of Rob. Wetherell, some sporadic light browning and spotting throughout, couple of corners sl. creased, 15 cm circular light brown stain to fore edge of p.95-100 not affecting text, hinges and joints cracked but boards firm, contemporary specked sheep scuffed to edges, corners worn, joints sl. chipped, gilt ruled raised bands and gilt motifs to spine worn at head, lacking leather title label to spine. ESTC T113353.Joseph Harris 1704-1764, Assay master of the mint. On his monument in Talgarth church it is said that 'he invented many mathematical instruments.' US$324.

Boards. Zustand: Good. Tenth edition. Tenth edition. viii, 220, [4] pages plus seven engraved plates. 8vo. Plain leather binding with raised bands in six compartments on the spine, and simple double ruled gilt edge decorations on front and rear boards. Corners worn, joints cracked but hinges sound. Minor surface worming to rear panel. Clean internally with the usual browning and occasional spotting. A few marginal manuscript notes on page 135 and a small notation R-52 at the head of the title page. Seven engraved plates are as follows: The Great Orrery (folding, fabulous plate facing the title page) Plate 1 (Solar System Or the Orbits of the Planets) - (folding plate marked Page 2 and inserted opposite page 2) Plate 2 - (folding plate marked Page 24, but actually inserted opposite page 28) The Globes - (folding plate illustrating two fabulous globes by Cushee, marked Page 35, but actually inserted opposite page 36) Plate 3 - (folding plate, with two figures, marked Page 166 but actually inserted opposite page 194) Plate 4 - (folding plate with large diagram, marked Page 172 but actually inserted opposite page 200) Plate 5 - (folding with seven figures, marked Page 184, but actually inserted opposite page 214). Boards. The last four pages contain a catalog for the scientific instrument maker Benjamin Cole. It is titled "A CATALOGUE of Mathematical Philosophical, and Optical Instruments, Made and Sold by BENJAMIN COLE, At his Shop, the sign of the Orrery, No, 136, in Fleet-Street, London". The list is quite long, with prices for each, followed by a note that the entire inventory is too tedious to enumerate so interested parties should apply with their interests in hand. "Joseph Harris was the son of a Cornish blacksmith who also designed mathematical instruments. He moved to London and became a success as a teacher, author and mathematical instrument maker. He was appointed Assay-Master of the Mint at the Tower of London in 1748 (many have mistakenly called him Master of the Mint, which is a different position; nor was he ever elected to the Royal Society). This is an expanded version of the small book on the Globes first written by [another author] John Harris [in 1703]. Joseph Harris revised and extended that original book.[which] incorporates the original description of the globes by John Harris but is extended by the inclusion of a brief description of the solar system, anda long description of an Orrery. It does not include the Collins quadrant material from the original John Harris work." Tomash & Williams H22 (describing the 1731 edition of this work) Benjamin Cole whose catalogue is found on the final four pages and his son (also Benjamin Cole) were both were well respected scientific instrument makers who are avidly collected today. This catalog was probably issued by the son, whose known working dates start in 1768. E. Cushee was a known associate of the father (and co-publisher here as well as engraving some of the plates). For information on the Cole family of makers, see Clifton, pp 60-61. LITERATURE: Clifton, Gloria, "Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851", 1995 Tomash and Williams, "The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing, an Annotated and Illustrated Catalog", 2009 ESTC T101183.

(VIII) 190 p. Contemporary gold-stamped Leather, large 8°. With 7 folding plates, complete. Made for Thomas Wright, mathematical instrument-maker and E. Cushee, globe-maker at the Globe and Sun, between St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery-Lane, both in Fleet-Street. Joseph Harris (1703-1764), was a blacksmith, astronomer, navigator, economist, natural philosopher and government adviser and King's assay Master at the Royal Mint. Joseph appears to have moved in with John Senex, notable chart- and map-maker, and was perhaps apprenticed to, but certainly working with Senex, and the co-operated to produce at least two star-maps. Fine copy.

8vo. pp. viii, 220, [4]'A Catalogue Of Mathematical, Philosophical, and Optical Instruments Made and Sold by Benjamin Cole'. 7 folding engraved plates. contemporary calf, rebacked (1 plate soiled along fold, another soiled along lower edge, 2 short tears in frontis. neatly repaired - no loss). Eleventh Edition.