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Opera. In quibus theologiae mysteria plurima ...

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Cusa, Nicholas of. "Opera. In quibus theologiae mysteria plurima .. Item in philosophia praesertim in mathematicis, difficultates multae, quas ante hunc autorem .. explicantur & demonstrantur". Basel: Henricus Petrus (Officina Henricpetrina), 1565. Folio. (48) ll., 1176 pp, (2) ll. Orig. leather binding from the 17th century with gilt title and ornaments on the spine.

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Cusa, Nicolaus de

Henric Petri

Basilej

1565

Cusa, Nicholas of. "Opera. In quibus theologiae mysteria plurima .. Item in philosophia praesertim in mathematicis, difficultates multae, quas ante hunc autorem .. explicantur & demonstrantur". Basel: Henricus Petrus (Officina Henricpetrina), 1565. Folio. (48) ll., 1176 pp, (2) ll. Three works in one volume. Orig. leather binding from the 17th century with gilt title and ornaments on the spine.

The comprehensive complete edition of the works by Nikolaus von Kues, very rare. With numerous woodcut diagrams in the text and woodcut printer's device on title and on the last page. "In his 'De circuli quadratura' (1450) Nicholas used a computational approach similar to that employed in his 'Transmutationes' geometricae. The 'De circuli' is remarkable for its discussion of the disputed intermediate value theorem, derived from Aristotle, and of the angle-of-contingence problem and the problem of exactly squaring a circle." (DSB). - Missing front flyleaf, otherwise in very good condition. - Nicholas of Cusa (1401 - 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German philosopher, theologian, jurist and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions in European history.


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