Ephemerides of the celestial motions and aspects, eclipses of the luminaries, &c. for XX years : Beginning anno 1682 and ending an. 1701 : Calculated according to art from new tables, agreeing to the most correct observations of the ablest astronomers in this mercurial age : Accommodated to the meridian of the honourable city of London and for the service and benefit of all the sons of Urania, now made publick / By John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.

Contributor:

Macock, John, printer.

Stationers' Company (London, England), publisher.

Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrology--Early works to 1800.

Astrology.

Ephemerides--Early works to 1800.

Ephemerides.

Almanacs, English--Early works to 1800.

Almanacs, English.

Penn Provenance:

Gingerich, Owen (bookplate)

Physical Description:

584 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Ephemeris of the celestial motions and aspects for the year of our Lord, 1682[-1701] : Respecting the meridian of London

Fingerprint:

s.Y, e.n. s.om 2827 (C) 1680 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by J. Macock, for the Company of Stationers, MDCLXXX [1680]

Notes:

Signatures: A⁴ a-g⁴ B-3U⁴.

Without pagination.

Title printed in red and black within border of double rules; text printed within ruled border.

Each section has separate title page dated 1679 printed within border of double rules, which reads: "An ephemeris of the celestial motions and aspects, for the year of our Lord, 1682[-1701] ... London, Printed by J. Macock, for the Company of Stationers ...". Signatures are continuous.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jonathan A. Hill Endowed Fund.

Penn Libraries copy has some ms. notes brown or black ink or pencil in text; a few ms. corrections to text in brown ink; ms. pen test in brown ink in tail margin of leaf 3C4r; modern ms. note in pencil on verso of first blank leaf at end of volume.

Penn Libraries copy has illustrated bookplate of Owen Gingerich (with ms. note: "Released 9/94") affixed to front pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy bound in full early 20th-century blind-tooled calf; 5 raised bands on spine; blind-tooled spine panels; red morocco spine label with title ("EPHEMERIDES") stamped in gold; blind-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; marbled endpapers; all edges red.

Penn Libraries copy: title leaf mended at inner margin.

Cited in:

ESTC R25856

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A1737

OCLC:

228725790