164 - *Nova scientia* by Niccolò Tartaglia, published in Venice by Stefano da Sabio in 1537. First edition of Tartaglia’s first published work, fundamental to the history of ballistics

*Nova scientia* by Niccolò Tartaglia, published in Venice by Stefano da Sabio in 1537. First edition of Tartaglia’s first published work, fundamental to the history of ballistics A complete copy, though with reinforcements and restorations, of Niccolò Tartaglia’s *Nova scientia*, published in Venice by Stefano da Sabio in 1537. The work, illustrated with a woodcut on the title page, numerous woodcut figures in the text, and a large folded plate at the end of the volume depicting measuring instruments, is one of the foundational texts of mathematical ballistics. The attempt to reduce artillery firing to geometric and mathematical principles paved the way for subsequent research on the motion of projectiles, culminating in Galileo’s studies. As the author’s first printed work, it represents a crucial milestone in the development of modern science. Riccardi I, 496: “Extremely rare first edition.” Study copy of the first edition of Tartaglia’s first published work, a landmark in the history of ballistics