HENRY SOTHERAN & CO., 140, STRAND, W.C., AND 43, PICCADILLY, W. 665 



13291 PHOSPHORUS : Des PHOSPHORES et des LAMPES PERPETUELLES ; with 3 plates of antique 

 lamps, post 8vo. hf. d. neat (RARE), 18* Qd [c. 1720} 



Pp. 1-269 contain an account of PHOSPHORUS and PHOSPHORESCENCE, and are interesting for giving a resume of 

 practically everything then known on the stibject. They include a reprint of the account of Wilhelm Homberg's- 

 discovery of the phosphorescence of molten chloride of calcium (named after him Homberg's phosphorus), as contained in* 

 the ' Memoires' of the Academic Royale des Sciences of 1693, chapters on the phosphorescence of the sea, glowworms> 

 luminous plants, diamonds, etc. etc. 



Pp. 270-392 contain an historical account of perpetual lamps. In the last chapter (pp. 372-92) the anonymous author 

 claims that ' depuis 1'iuvention des phosphores, on doit convenir qu'il n'est pas absolument impossible de faire des- 

 lampes perpetuelles, surtout par la voye de la chymie.' The work has no title. On p. 1 is printed at bottom ' Tome IV., 



13292 PIAZZI (Giuseppe; Ord. Theat., Specola di Palermo] SulF OROLOGIO ITALIANO, ed EUROPEO-: 

 RIFLESSIONI ; printed on large and thick paper, with folding plate, large 8vo. contemporary Italia/n> 

 calf extra, inlaid with red morocco, and arms on sides (fine copy], 12s Qd Palermo, 1798 



The gifted, painstaking, and paradoxical Professor Piazzi Smyth took his second name from Father Piazzi. 



13293 [PICARD ( Jean, Prieur de Ville ; de r Academic, des Sciences}} L'EcoLE des ARPENTEURS; oiu 

 Ton enseigne toutes les Pratiques de Geometric, qui sont necessaires a un Arpenteur; on y aajpiUe 

 un ABREGE du NIVELLEMENT, avec les Proprietez des Eaux, et les Manieres de les j auger ou 

 mesurer; aussi une Methode . . . pour faire des Toisez, pour toiser la Solidite des Terres, et 

 j auger les Tonneaux ; 2 e Edition, augmentee [par PHILIPPE DE LA HIRE]; with numerous dia- 

 grams, 12mo. old calf gilt, with bookplate of Philip 2nd Earl Stanhope, F.R.S. (rare), 8s Qd 1692 



' On y trouvera une methode nouvelle de tirer la racine quarree et cubique d'un nombre par la seule division a, 1'brdi- 

 naire.' Avertissement. 



It was translated into German by Johann Heinrich Lambert. 



13294 PICCOLOMINI (Alessandro ; Arcivescovo di Patrasso) La PRIMA [e la SECONDA! PARTE 

 della FiLOSOFiA NATURALE ; finely printed in italics, with vignette on titles, 2 vols. 12mo. in 1, 

 fine copy in contemporary limp vellum, 12s Qd Vinegia, Giov. Bonello^ 1552 



A very handsomely printed edition. The second part, entitled ' L'Instrumento della Filosofia ', treats exclusively of LOGIC. 



13295 La PRIMA PARTE delle THEORICHE overo SPECULATIONI de i PIANETI ; with vignette on 



title, and numerous diagrams, sm. 4to. hf. roan (some II. browned and a few holes in last /..),. 10s 



ibidem, Gio. Varisco & Ci., 1568- 

 No second part was ever published of this work. 

 THE FIRST STAR MAPS : 



13296 [ ] De la SFERA del MONDO, Libri IV in Lingua Toscana, iquali non per via di traduttione, 

 ne a qual si voglia particolare Scrittore obligati : ma parte da i migliori raccogliendo ; e parte di 

 nuovo producendo ; contengono in se tutto quel ch' intorno a tal materia si possa desiderare, ecc. : 

 De le STELLE FISSE, con le sue Figure e Tavole, dove co maravigliosa agevolezza potra ciasche- 

 duno conoscere qualunque stella de le XL VIII Immagini del Cielo stellate, ecc., et oltre a questo- 

 cison TAVOLE, con nuova invention fabricate, con le lor dichiarationi, ecc., prima edizione ; with 

 ivoodcuts, diagrams, and 48 star maps, 2 vols. sm. 4to. in 1, old Italian vellum (some II. wormed, 

 and back of binding damaged, otherwise a sound copy) ; RARE, 1. 10s ib., al Segno del Pozzo, 1540 1 



This first edition contains some curious and rather free woodcut initials, which were left out or modified in the follow- 

 ing ones. 



13297 [NEW EDITION of BOTH WORKS] : di nuovo da lui ripolita, accresciuta, e fino a sei Libri, 



di Quattro che erano ampliata, e quasi per ogni parte rinnovata, e riformata : with numerous dia- 

 grams, woodcuts, and the 48 star maps, 2 vols. sm. 4to. in 1, old vellum (title and first 31' II. of the 

 2nd work wanting, also back of binding damaged), 10s Qd ib., Giov. Varisco e Ci., 1566' 



The first work has been greatly enlarged in the above edition, and increased from four to six books. The edition was- 

 unknown to Riccardi. The second work, though imperfect, contains all the star maps. 



13298 GLI STESSI ; with numerous woodcuts and diagrams, and the 48 star maps, 2 v.., Giov. 



Varisco e Paganino Paganini, s. a. : La PRIMA PARTE delle THEORICHE overo SPECULATIONI de' 

 PIANETI ; with numerous diagrams, Giov. Varisco e Ci., 1563 3 vols. sm. 4to. in l r old' hf. white 

 Italian vellum (slightly foxed, but very good copies), 1. Is ib., s.a. 1568= 



' Buona edizione'. Riccardi. 



The second work ' De le Stelle Fisse ', which has a separate title-page and pagination, is of special interest, containing 

 as it does the first published star mapsa fact not generally known. Four different magnitudes are distinguished, ami the- 

 stars are named with Latin letters. The Greek lettering, still in use at the present time, was first used by Johannes 

 Bayer in 1603 (7. v. pout). 



These star maps in all the above editions are xylographs, and according to M. Libri, ' perhaps the last instance of a 

 xylographic work, or portion of a work of any extent, printed during the XVI. Century.' 



' La chiarezza, il buon ordine ed il bello stile coi quali sonovi esposte le cognizioni che allora si avevano intorno alia 

 costituzione dell' universe, rendono ragione della straordinaria diffusione di questa opera.' Ricavrdi. 



13299 De SPHAERA Libri IV, ex Italico in Latinum Sermonem conversi ; eiusdem COMPENDIUM 



de COGNOSCENDIS STELLis FIXIS, et de MAGNITUDINE TERR.E et AQU^S Liber unus, itidem 

 Latinus factus, JOAN. NICOL. STUPANO Kheto interprete ; with woodcuts, numerous diagrams, 

 and 48 star maps, 3 v. : VER/E SOLARIS atque LUNARIS ANNI QUANTITATIS aliaramque Rerum 

 ad CALENDARII ROMANI EMENDATIONEM pertinentium, de Ortu item atque Occasu Steliaram 

 Fixarum compendiosa atque dilucida EXPLICATIO. Opus olim a Petro Pitato Veronensi con- 

 scriptum ; nuuc revisum, etc. [a JOA. NIC. STUPANO] 4 vols. 4 to. in 1, old English calf, with gilt 

 ornament in centre (top of back and one corner of binding slightly damaged, otherwise a VERY 

 LARGE AND FINE COPY) ; RARE, 1. 12s Qd Basilece, per Petrum, P'ernam, 1568 



The only Latin edition ever published of this work. 



' Pierre Pitatus de Verone fit un erand nombre d'observations pour determiner au juste les periodes lunaires et 

 solaires. II presenta en 1550 au pape Pie IV un plan de reformation. 1 Montncla. 



13300 PICKETT (William; Alderman of London) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ; or r a Plan for making 



a CONVENIENT and HANDSOME COMMUNICATION between the Cities of LONDON and WESTMINSTER, 



with folding plan, 4to. (pp. 42), sewn (rare), 10s 60? [1789] 



An early Strand Improvement Scheme. It included clearing away Butcher Row, and rebuildiing and turning: round 



St. Clement Danes' Church. 



