Renati Descartes Epistolae : partim ab auctore latino sermone conscriptae, partim ex gallico translatae. In quibus omnis generis quaestiones philosophicae tractantur, & explicantur plurimae difficultates quae in reliquis ejus operibus occurrunt. Pars prima [-pars secunda].
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| Language: | Latin |
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Amstelodami :
Apud Danielem Elzevirium,
MDCLXVIII [1668]
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| Item Description: | The "M" and "D" in date are written with apostrophic characters. Title vignette: Elsevier device (Minerva, Rahir 21); initials. Volume 1: [8], 383, [1] pages; volume 2: [4], 404, [4] pages. Translation by Johannes de Raei. Signatures: volume 1 *⁴ A-3B⁴; volume 2 *² A-3E⁴ 3F². "Habes hic, amice lector, epistolarum nobilissimi Cartesii duos priores tomos Latinitate donatos, quos tertius propediem sequetur"--Volume 1, page [3]. Daniel Elzevier never produced the third volume After his death, volumes 1 and 2 were issued by J. Blaeu who eventually published the third voume in 1683 (cf. Willems). Based on Descarte's "Lettres, ou il répond à plusieurs difficultez qui luy ont esté proposées sur la dioptrique, la géométrie, & sur plusieurs autres sujets", edited by Claude Clerselier, with portions translated by Johannes de Raei. Includes indexes for both volumes. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes in 1 : illustrations, diagrams ; 21 cm (4to) |
| Place of Publication: | Netherlands -- Amsterdam. |