{"product_id":"johannes-hevelius-mercurius-in-sole-visus-gedani-venus-in-sole-pariter-visa-1662","title":"HEVELIUS, Johannes. Mercurius in sole visus Gedani, anno christiano MDCLXI... [With Horrocks's Venus in sole pariter visa, 1639]. Danzig: Simon Reiniger for the author, 1662. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Monumental Milestone of 17th-Century Astronomy: The First Published Observations of the Transits of Mercury and Venus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-53\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-977\"\u003eAn extraordinary, museum-grade copy of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-977\"\u003etrue first edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-977 citation-end-977\"\u003e of one of Johannes Hevelius’s most celebrated and visually stunning publications,\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e privately printed at the author's own expense in Danzig, 1662. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-54\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-976 citation-end-976\"\u003eThis landmark volume contains Hevelius's meticulous telescopic observations of the transit of Mercury across the Sun on May 3, 1661.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-975\"\u003eCrucially, it also includes the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"165\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-975\"\u003efirst appearance in print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-975 citation-end-975\"\u003e of Jeremiah Horrocks’s pioneering observations of the historic November 24, 1639 transit of Venus—the first time a transit of Venus was ever witnessed and recorded by an astronomer.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-974 citation-end-974\"\u003eSupplied to Hevelius by Christiaan Huygens,\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Horrocks’s posthumous manuscript enabled the first accurate calculations of Venus's diameter and orbital constants. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-55\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-973 citation-end-973\"\u003eBeyond its scientific weight, the volume stands out as a masterpiece of baroque scientific illustration, adorned with a spectacular allegorical title vignette\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and ten magnificent plates engraved by Hevelius himself. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-56\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-972\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-972\"\u003eHevelius’s early works are famously rare:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-972 citation-end-972\"\u003e a catastrophic fire at his estate in September 1679 destroyed his library, his instruments, and almost all unsold stock of his publications,\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e making surviving copies of this 1662 masterpiece highly prized on the international market. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-971 citation-end-971\"\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-57\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-970\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-970\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-970 citation-end-970\"\u003e Johannes Hevelius (1611–1687)\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (with contributions by Jeremiah Horrocks) \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFull Title:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"\u003eJohannis Hevelii Mercurius in Sole visus Gedani, Anno Christiano MDCLXI, d. III Maii. St. n. [...] Cui annexa est Venus in Sole pariter visa, Anno 1639...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-58\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-969\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-969\"\u003eImprint:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-969 citation-end-969\"\u003e Danzig (Gedanum): Printed by Simon Reiniger for the author, 1662.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-59\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-968\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-968\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-968 citation-end-968\"\u003e First Edition (True First Printing).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-60\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Folio (approx. \u003cspan class=\"citation-967 citation-end-967\"\u003e340 x 220 mm).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-61\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-966 citation-end-966\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14,5,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,1,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-62\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-965 citation-end-965\"\u003e1 grand engraved allegorical title vignette by Frans Allen after Adolph Boy.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"15\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,1,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-63\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-964 citation-end-964\"\u003e10 splendid engraved plates by Hevelius\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"16\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (including diagrams of the planetary transits and astronomical phenomena). \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,1,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-64\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-963 citation-end-963\"\u003e1 in-text engraved illustration.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"17\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,1,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-65\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-962 citation-end-962\"\u003eLetterpress tables,\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"18\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e woodcut and type-ornament initials, headpieces, and tailpieces. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,6,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-66\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-961\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-961\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-961 citation-end-961\"\u003e Latin.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"19\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; Condition Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Half vellum. Boards structurally tight and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-67\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInternal Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e A very good, crisp copy with generous margins. \u003cspan class=\"citation-960 citation-end-960\"\u003ePaging and plates are exceptionally clean; light, natural age-toning and very minor, isolated spotting as expected for an un-restored 17th-century folio.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"20\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The engravings retain remarkably dark, sharp impressions. Overall, a beautiful, genuine example of a legendary rarity. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReferences \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_ce29bb79b5f34a0a-68\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/i\u003e Norman 1067; VD17 39:1\u003cspan class=\"citation-959 citation-end-959\"\u003e25\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"21\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e101A; Lalande, p. \u003cspan class=\"citation-958 citation-end-958\"\u003e25.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"22\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"STUDIOSG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53562201375053,"sku":null,"price":16200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/6191\/7517\/files\/mercuri4.jpg?v=1773942779","url":"https:\/\/studiobibliosg.com\/products\/johannes-hevelius-mercurius-in-sole-visus-gedani-venus-in-sole-pariter-visa-1662","provider":"STUDIOSG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}