Cosmotheros, Sive De Terris Coelestibus

HUYGENS, Christiaan (1629-1695). Cosmotheros, sive de terris coelestibus. The Hague: Adrian Moetjens, 1699. Second edition of one of Huygens's most popular titles . Following the first edition printed in 1698, it contains his argument in favor of extra-terrestrial life and was based on the Copernican theory of the universe. In 1659 Huygens had published his Systema Saturnium , the first full announcement of his discovery of the ring and satellites of Saturn. Waller 12060; Wellcome III, p.324. Quarto (210 x 165mm). Woodcut vignette on title, 6 folding engraved plates numbered 1-5 with plate 4 repeated. (Browned, some scattered stains and spotting, some leaves shorter at bottom margin, O2 with clean tear without loss, S1 repaired at inner margin and S2-S3 loose.) Contemporary flexible boards (extremities rubbed and chipped). Custom clamshell box.

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