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Sphaera mundi : astronomy books in the Whipple Museum 1478-1600

by Jim Bennett, Domenico Bertolini Meli

This catalogue for the 50th anniversary exhibition at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science examines 93 items related to the history of astronomy. The text is illustrated with 180 black and white figures.

Accession 17700 ISBN 0906271126 Publisher —
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