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LOT 2239
General Books - Prattica E Metodo di Computare Ogni Tempo
1750 A.D.
8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (614 grams, 21 x 15.5 cm).
P. Giambatista Pagani - Palermo, 1750, laid paper in full calf binding, 564 pp; spine worn; rare.
Provenance
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Footnotes
Original calf binding, still mostly tight and with tables and charts: a concordance of chronometric calculations using the Roman Julian calendar, the solar calendar of the Egyptians, the lunar calendar of the Arabs and the Hebrew metrics based in these three traditions.
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LOT 2239
General Books - Prattica E Metodo di Computare Ogni Tempo
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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