Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii... (Oppenheim, J. Kobel; 1524). The most comprehensive treatise on the astrolabe of its time. It was handsomely printed at the first press in Oppenheim. "Stoeffler recognized that, in mapping, computation of the distance between two places whose latitude and longitude were known failed to take into account the convergence of the meridians" - Stillwell. Folio: 8 1/3 by 12 1/3" With engravings and printer's mark at the end. 60 (of 88) leaves (clean and crisp). Started from page 14 (missing first 12 leaves, including title, and some more leaves) Modern vellum VD 16, S 9192. Adams S 1887. Second edition of this early work on astrolabes. text in Latin The most influential Renaissance work on astrolabes, and also the first German work on astrolabes, by leading astronomer and mathematician Johannes Stoeffler. The first book of original astronomy published in the 16th century Vital to astronomers, navigators, and astrologers, the astrolabe could be used to locate or predict the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars, to determine local time given local latitude (or vice-versa), to calculate daylight hours (and prayer times) for any given date, as well as for surveying, triangulation, and casting horoscopes. Johannes Stoffler (1452 – 1531) was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments and professor at the University of Tubingen. Johannes Stoeffler , Professor of Mathematics at the University of Tubingen and an accomplished astronomer and cosmographer, counted Philipp Melanchthon and Sebastian Munster among his students. A key member of the generation who considered Regiomontanus the paragon of Renaissance astronomers, Stoeffler adopted a program of astronomical observation and publication of tables, and promoted the importance of precision instruments and practical accounts of how they worked. His calendars, almanac, and astronomical tables were known throughout Europe, while his work on the astrolabe led him to be considered a leading authority on methods of defining latitude and longitude.

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