209. (Szentiványi Márton) Szent-Jvany, Martinus: Curiosiora...

... et Selectiora Variarum Scientiarum Miscellanea. In tres partes divisa. Quarum prima continet: Curiosas Dissertationes physico-mathematicas. Altera Curiosas Ephemerides ac curiosas rerum variarum observationes. Tertia. Diversas Synopses Chronologicas. Decas Prima.
Tyrnaviae, 1689. Typis Academicis. (8)+444p.+4pl(s).+274+(2)+(354)p. The frontispiece of the second decas is missing.

With:
Curiosa et Selectiora Variarum Scientiarum Miscellanea. Decas Secunda.
Tyrnaviae, 1691-1697. Typis Academicis. 1pl(s). (engraved title page)+(10)+344+(8)+500+(4)+(8)+422+(1)p.


With:
Curiosiora et Selectiora Variarum Scientiarum Miscellanea. Decas Tertia.
Tyrnaviae, 1702-1709. Typis Academicis. (4)+25+(2)+84+302+141+(2)+(8)+488+(3)+197 [recte 295]p.
A complete series of collections, mainly consisting of physical and astronomical writings, intended to summarize the knowledge on natural science of the time. The author was a Jesuit university professor, theologian, naturalist, and head of the Nagyszombat printing house. In addition to his extensive natural scientific work, he published numerous apologetic and polemic writings.
Worn, contemporary leather. Spine slightly damaged. One frontispiece missing.
RMK II 1652., 1700., 1862., 1907., 2132., 2384., 2133.
 
Starting price: 150,000 Ft