| 4 | Title: | Nova scientia | | | Creator: | Tartaglia, Niccoláo, -1557 | Volterra, Vito, 1860-1940 | | | Publication: | per Stephano da Sabio. Ad instantia di BNicolo Tartalea brisciano il qual habita a san Salvador, In Vinegia, M D XXXVII (1537) | | | Notes: | The table of contents (following the t.p.) calls for 5 books, when, in fact, there are only 3. Imprint from colophon. Place and printer are also given in Greek. Signatures: *p4s A-Lp4s (A4 is blank) | | | Extent: | [48] leaves : ill., diagrs. ; 21 cm. (4to) | | | Subjects: | Mechanics -- Early works to 1800 | Ballistics -- Early works to 1800 | Volterra Collection | Burndy Library Collection at the Huntington Library | Volterra Italian Collection
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5 | Title: | La noua scientia | | | Creator: | Tartaglia, Niccoláo, -1557 | Dibner, Bern | Volterra, Vito, 1860-1940 | Burndy Library | | | Publication: | appresso Camillo Castelli, In Venetia, 1583. | | | Notes: | Engraved title page; initials. Imprint from colophon The author's family name is unknown; "Tartaglia," meaning to stammer, was given him because of an impediment in his speech caused by a wound received at the Battle of Brescia, 1512. Imprint from colophon. Comprises books 1-3 only, of the five included in the table of contents. No more published?--cf. British Museum catalogue, and Charbonnier, P.J. Essais sur l'histoire de la balistique. Paris, 1928. p. 17. For discussion of this work on the motion of projectiles, df. Tonni-Bazza, V. Un matematico del XVI secolo. (In: Rivista d'Italia. Ammp 7, v. 1. Roma, 1904. p. 1031-1049). | | | Extent: | [5], 34 [i.e. 33 leaves, [2] folded plates : ill. ; 21 cm. (4to) | | | Subjects: | Mechanics -- Early works to 1800 | Ballistics -- Early works to 1800 | Mathematics -- Early works to 1800 | Volterra Collection | Burndy Library Collection at the Huntington Library | Volterra Italian Collection
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