Israeli, Isaac Ben Joseph. Yesod Olam [astronomy and cosmography]. Edited by Baruch of Schklov.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 266
(SCIENCES).
Israeli, Isaac Ben Joseph. Yesod Olam [astronomy and cosmography]. Edited by Baruch of Schklov.
Berlin: n.p 1777
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $450
The author was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer who flourished in Toledo in the first half of the fourteenth century. He was a pupil of Asher ben Yehiel, at whose request he wrote the present work, the best contribution toward the study of astronomy in Hebrew literature.