Kometographia. Or, A discourse concerning comets; : wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as they have been by learned men observed. As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723 2678

Contributor:

Sherman, John, 1613-1685

Green, Samuel, 1648-1690, printer.

Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730, bookseller.

Browning, Joseph, -1691, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comets--Religious aspects--Early works to 1800.

Comets.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Omens--Early works to 1800.

Omens.

Physical Description:

[12], 143, [11], 38, [2], 32 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

Other Title:

Discourse concerning comets

Place of Publication:

Boston in New-England : printed by S[amuel]. G[reen]. for S[amuel]. S[ewall]. And sold by J. Browning at the corner of the Prison Lane next the town-house, 1683.

Notes:

First word of title transliterated from the Greek.

"To the reader" signed: John Sherman.

Two sermons both with separate pagination and title page.

Title page to the first sermon reads: "Heaven's alarm to the world, or, A sermon wherein is shewed, that fearful sights and signs in heaven, are the presages of great calamities ... / by Increase Mather. The second impression. Boston : Printed for Samuel Sewell, and are to be sold by Joseph Browning ..., 1682. First issued separately (Evans 320).

Title page to the second sermon reads: The latter sign discoursed of, in a sermon preached at the lectures of Boston in New-England ... wherein is shewed, that the voice of God ... ought to be hearkened unto / by Increase Mather; this work also issued separately (Wing M1218)

Leaf G3v in two states: 1) last line begins "the Turks", or 2) text "(I do not remember that I have read the like of any comet)" is inserted preceding last line, and last line begins "whence the Turks".

Two states of the imprint to "Heaven's alarm to the world" noted. The first reads "by John Browning" while the second is corrected to "by Joseph Browning".

According to T.J. Holmes, some copies have an errata slip on K7v.

Signatures: A⁸(-A1) B-K⁸ (K7 verso, K8 blank); A-E⁸.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

HSP copy with t.p. of sermon "Heaven's alarm to the world" in 2nd state, having "Joseph Browning" in imprint; copy also has leaf G3v in 2nd state with "Whence the Turks" beginning last line; with errata slip on K7v.

Cited in:

Evans 352

Wing (2nd ed.) M1224

Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 67-A

Sabin 46696

ESTC W19542

Contains:

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Heaven's alarm to the world. 1682.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Latter sign discoursed in a sermon preached at the lectures of Boston in New-England, August 31, 1682.