Gassendum, Petrum. - Viri illustris Nicolai... - Lot 253 - Crait + Müller

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Gassendum, Petrum. - Viri illustris Nicolai Claudii Fabrich de Peiresc, senatoris aquisextiensis, Vita. Hagae comitis (The Hague in the Netherlands), Adriani Vlacq, 1651. In-12 bound in contemporary vellum, handwritten title on the spine - [7 ff.], 600, 58, [44] pp portrait of Peresc in frontispiece - upper and lateral margins cut a little short (sometimes 3 mm from the text), pale wetness on the first 10 leaves, otherwise a very well preserved copy. The text of the life of Peiresc by his pupil Gassendi is followed by two texts by J-Jacques Bouchard and Gabriel Naude. Peiresc (1580-1637) was a universalist scholar, man of letters and scientist who was interested in astronomy and supported Galileo's theses which he defended. His library (more than 6000 rare books), his collection of paintings and drawings, his cabinet of medals, coins and cameos (more than 18000 pieces), were among the most famous of Baroque Europe. An eclectic scholar, he was interested in paleology and the art of the ancients. He had an observation tower built on the roof of the castle of Belgentier and climbed to the top of the Sainte-Victoire mountain to observe the stars. He invented the word nebula after discovering the Orion nebula. Following his friend Galileo, he observed the satellites of Jupiter and left sketches showing that he understood very well that they were satellites of this planet. He wanted to use the disappearance of these satellites to improve the knowledge of longitudes and began to draw up very precise tables. When he learned that Galileo had the same project, he abandoned it out of deference to the man he admired. The first analyses of Peiresc's manuscripts showed that his formulas were more precise than those of Galileo (Wikipedia).
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