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115 - Mathematics - Hofmann, Heinrich. *De octantis instrumenti mathematici novi, geodaetis, astronomis, geographis, nautis, architectis et fodinarum praefectis utilis libellus*. With a woodcut title border, 28 woodcuts (some full-page), 17 geometric figures, and 2 vignettes. Jena, Lippold’s Heirs, 1612. 40 leaves. 19 x 15.5 cm. New paperback binding.
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Mathematics - Hofmann, Heinrich. *De octantis instrumenti mathematici novi, geodaetis, astronomis, geographis, nautis, architectis et fodinarum praefectis utilis libellus*. With a woodcut title border, 28 woodcuts (some full-page), 17 geometric figures, and 2 vignettes. Jena, Lippold’s Heirs, 1612. 40 leaves. 19 x 15.5 cm. New paperback binding. BL German 1601–1700 H1464 – Houzeau/Lancaster I, 2930 – Zinner 4362. - “Hofmann (1576–1652) is the inventor of a measuring instrument, a special octant, whose construction and operation he describes. He was among the progressive scholars who studied Viète’s new algebraic symbols and helped spread their use.” (NDB). - A fine copy. *
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