A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect : fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for euer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthie to be knowne. To these and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall, pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of vnderstanding. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman. Lately corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges his sonne.
1605
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A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect : fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for euer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthie to be knowne. To these and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall, pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of vnderstanding. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman. Lately corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges his sonne.
Uniform title
Prognostication of right good effect
De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. Part 1. Selections. English.
De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. Part 1. Selections. English.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Felix Kyngston, 1605.
Description
[2], 42, [12] leaves, [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Digges, Leonard, -1571?, author.
Digges, Thomas, approximately 1546-1595.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Part 1. Selections. English.
Digges, Thomas, approximately 1546-1595.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Part 1. Selections. English.
Note
First published in 1555 as: A prognostication of right good effect.
The addition contains a translation of part of book 1 of: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium caelestium.
The folded plate is foliated 43.
Signatures: A-O⁴.
Formerly STC 6870.
Identified as STC 6870 on UMI microfilm.
The addition contains a translation of part of book 1 of: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium caelestium.
The folded plate is foliated 43.
Signatures: A-O⁴.
Formerly STC 6870.
Identified as STC 6870 on UMI microfilm.
ESTC staff note
rpm 05/09/96
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
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Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 435.59
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S115715
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S115715
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STC 435.59
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HH73/11. Tan calf binding, gold-tooled and signed by Lloyd. Provenance: Leighton sale, November 1920:3210; collated by E. Talbot at Quaritch, 9 November 1920; Harmsworth copy
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STC 6870