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Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or,
Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or,
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Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or, a Survey of the Heavens. A Plain description of the admirable Fabrick and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies, as they are discovered to the Eye by the Telescope... To which is added the Gout-Raptures, first edition, title within double-rule border, with final advertisement f., lacking prelims a1-2 (dedicatory verses by Brian Fairfax and T. Guidott), some light marginal browning, later diced calf, gilt, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [Wing W3229], by J. M. for the author, and are to be sold by R. Clavell and J. Robinson in St Paul's Church-Yard, and R. Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhil, 1681.

⁂ Includes discussion of the telescopes of Hooke and Gallileo and the probability of other inhabited stars.
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Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or,

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