Opera Omnia of Johannes Kepler, 9 volumes
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Author: Kepler, Johannes
Title: Opera Omnia
Place Published: Frankfurt am Main & Erlangen
Publisher:Heider & Zimmer
Date Published: 1858-1871
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8 volumes in 9. Edited by Christian Frisch. With engraved frontispiece in Vol. I; 3-page facsimile letter in Vol. II; 3 engraved plates in Vol. V; engraved frontispiece in Vol. VI; folding table in Vol. VII; frontispiece portrait in Vol. VIII, part 1. Contents largely unopened. (8vo) 25.2x16.3 cm (10x6½"), period half leather & cloth, spine gilt, morocco lettering pieces, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Limited to 800 sets. First Collected Edition.
The definitive ;edition of Kepler's works, here in its original limited printing. The present work contains all of Kepler's published texts, many of which have not seen print since their initial publication. Additionally, the present Opera contains the first printing of ; Kepler's surviving autograph notes and documents, which include important scientific and biographical details of his life and work (including information about his mother's witchcraft trial).
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