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COMETS OF 1618.:GRASSER, JOHANN JACOB. 1579-1627. Christliches bedencken uber Gegenwertigen Cometen…. Basel: Johann Schroeter, 1618.
8vo (188 x 145 mm). Title with woodcut vignette, 11 additional woodcut plates. Early vellum.
WITH: EHINGER,ELIAS. 1573-1653. Von dem newen Cometa welcher den 1. Decemb. 1618 am Morgen vor vnd nach 6 Uhren zu Augspurg von vilen Personen gesehen worden. Augsburg: Johann Schultes, [1621].
8vo (195 x 155 mm). Title with woodcut vignette, woodcut tailpiece. Modern paperboards, manuscript title label to upper cover.
TWO RARE WORKS ON COMETS. Three visible comets appeared in 1618, and were the first to be observed by telescope. Grasser, a pastor, casts a religious eye on the phenomenon of comets, featuring woodcuts of comets and their potential destruction.
1618年的彗星。 Christliches Bedenckenüber Gegenwarten彗星……巴塞尔：约翰·施罗德，1618年。
