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RIDLEY (MARK)
A Short Treatise of Magneticall Bodies and Motions, FIRST EDITION, Nicholas Okes, 1613

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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RIDLEY (MARK)

A Short Treatise of Magneticall Bodies and Motions, FIRST EDITION, second issue with X3 cancelled and errata printed on the replacement leaf, engraved pictorial title by R. Elstrak, engraved portrait of the author on a4v, 21 engraved illustrations in the text (numbered I-XX, one unnumbered, one with volvelle of a quadrant attached by thread, now also pasted down), one woodcut illustration, large woodcut printer's device on colophon, with opening and final blanks, dampstaining throughout but paper stable, later stab-sewn within limp vellum wrappers made from a contemporary indenture [STC 21045.5; Sabin 71297; Wheeler Gift 86], small 4to (191 x 145mm.), Nicholas Okes, 1613

Footnotes

A landmark in the history of experimental science in England, Ridley's treatise was the most important work on magnetism after William Gilbert's De magnete. "Ridley gives directions for carrying out experiments on the loadstone, magnet, and terrella. He includes numerous engravings and descriptions of his improved instruments for determining the declination of the magnetic needle and for making use of the inclinatory needle for finding position at sea" (ODNB). Among the illustrations is a map showing New England, Virginia, and Terra Australis, and another with a volvelle of a quadrant.

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