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AN interesting catalogue of second-hand books on astronomy, astrology, alchemy and the occult sciences has recently been published by Émile Offenbacher, 10 Rue Pasquier, Paris, 8e. Among the more attractive items may be noted the first Italian edition of Euclid, with a commentary by Tartaglia (1543), a first edition of Galileo's “Istoria e dimostrazione intorno alle macchie solari”(1613), a second edition of Reisch's “Margarita philosophica”(1504), a copy of Thomas Radini's “Sideralis abyssus”(1511), and the first edition of Kertzen-macher's “Alchimia”(1538). A score of books on the Rosy Cross are included, and all the items appear to be very moderately priced. Bibliographical notes are given in sufficient detail, a feature which, with the numerous illustrations, will make the catalogue a useful book of reference even when the books it describes have found scattered homes in the libraries of collectors. We hope that M. Offenbæher will give us further catalogues of the same kind, for they represent a real contribution to the history of science.
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Works on Astrology and Alchemy. Nature 133, 906 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133906a0
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