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Giovanni Antonio Magini
Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer
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De astrologica ratione, ac usu dierum criticorum, seu decretoriorum: ac praeterea de cognoscendis et medendis morbis ex corporum coelestium cognitione. Opus duobus libris distinctum. Quorum primus complectitur commentarium in Claudii Galeni librum tertium de diebus decretoriis. Alter agit de legitimo astrologiae in medicina usu / His additur de annui temporis mensura in directionibus: et de directionibus ipsis ex Valentini Naibodae scriptis.
Magini, Giovanni Antonio, 1555-1617.
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Date: 1607
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A strange and wonderfull prognostication: or rather, prenomination of those accidents which shall, or at least are likely to happen : as may be coniectured by the rules and directions of astrology, in this yeare 1624. Written by Anthonio Magini, an Italian professor of the mathematickes, and much experienced in astonomy. And now faithfully translated into English.
Magini, Giovanni Antonio, 1555-1617
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Date: 1624
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Geografia cioè descrittione vniversale della terra partita in due volumi / nel primo de'quali si contengono gli otto libri della Geografia di Cl. Tolomeo, nuouamente con singolare studio ricontrati, e corretti dall'excellentissimo Signor Gio. Ant. Magini ... con una ... spositione ... sopra 'l primo de' detti libri d'intorno a' precetti et al.le regole della geografia. Nel secondo vi sono poste XXVII tavole antiche di Tolomeo, e XXXVII altre moderne, tutte reviste et ... accresciute ... da ricchissimi commentarii di detto Sig. Magini ... dal latino nell'italiano tradotta dal R.D. Leonardo Cernoti.
Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
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Date: 1598
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The Italian prophecier. That is, A prognostication made for the yeere of our Lord God 1622. Practised by Antonio Magino, Professour of the Mathematickes, in the towne of Bononia, written fiue yeeres past: declaring many wonders and fearefull proceedings, wherewith the world is threatned to happen therein by warre this present yeere. With notable complaints made by diuers nations, touching the present estate of their countrey. Faithfully translated out of Italian into Dutch, and now into English.
Magini, Giovanni Antonio, 1555-1617
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Date: MDCXXII. [1622]
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The theoriques of the seuen planets : shewing all their diuerse motions, and all other accidents, called passions, thereunto belonging. Now more plainly set forth in our mother tongue by M. Blundeuile, than euer they haue been heretofore in any other tongue whatsoeuer, and that with such pleasant demonstratiue figures, as euery man that hath any skill in arithmeticke, may easily vnderstand the same. ... VVhereunto is added by the said Master Blundeuile, a breefe extract by him made, of Maginus his Theoriques, for the better vnderstanding of the Prutenicall tables, to calculate thereby the diuerse motions of the seuen planets. There is also hereto added, The making, description, and vse, of two most ingenious and necessarie instruments for sea-men ... First inuented by M. Doctor Gilbert ... and now here plainely set downe in our mother tongue by Master Blundeuile.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561
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Date: 1602
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