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an old book with a brown leather cover on a white backgroundan old book with a black and white title on itan open book with black and white swirled pages on a white background
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €250 - €350
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Meteorology Epp, Franz Xaver On Weather Observation. A speech delivered on the occasion of the name day of His Electoral Highness Karl Theodor of the Palatinate of Bavaria, etc. Munich, Vötter, 1780. 24 unnumbered leaves (the first and last leaves are blank). Small 4°. Flexible marbled cover. Contemporary calf binding with gold-stamped border featuring a wavy line, coloured endpapers of marbled paper, and coloured edges on the reverse (front cover with a small superficial wormhole, slightly rubbed). First edition of this early and significant work on scientific meteorology and weather statistics. – ADB VI, 157–158. – Poggendorff I, 672. - De Backer/Sommervogel III, 403, 6. - The Bavarian Jesuit Franz Xaver Epp (1733–1789) focused in his works primarily on questions relating to the fields of electricity, magnetism and meteorology. Epp was responsible for the Bavarian Academy of Sciences’ meteorological observation network and published the ‘Munich Meteorological Ephemerides’. Systematic weather observations began at the Academy as early as 1759. From 1781 onwards, these were continued on the Hohenpeißenberg, south-west of Munich, and were also published. Integrated into the newly founded Reich Weather Service from 1934 onwards, the series of measurements initiated by Epp is now operated by the German Weather Service, making it one of the longest and most homogeneous series in the world. - Provenance: The Ducal Wittelsbach Castle Library at Tegernsee, dissolved in 2014. - Endpapers slightly browned; these and the title page have minimal staining at the edges; overall, a well-preserved copy of this rare work in an elegant aristocratic binding. Meteorology. – First edition of this early and important work on scientific meteorology and weather statistics. – For references, see above. – The Bavarian Jesuit Franz Xaver Epp (1733–89) primarily addressed questions in the fields of electricity, magnetism and meteorology. Epp was responsible for the meteorological network of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and published the ‘Munich Meteorological Ephemerides’. Systematic weather observations began at the Academy as early as 1759. These observations were continued and published from 1781 onwards at Hohenpeißenberg, south-west of Munich. Integrated into the newly founded Reich Weather Service in 1934, the scientific measurement series initiated by Epp is now operated by the German Weather Service, making it one of the longest and most homogeneous series in the world. - Provenance: Ducal Wittelsbach Castle Library, Tegernsee, dismantled in 2014. - Endpapers slightly browned; these and the title page show minimal foxing at the edges; overall, a well-preserved copy of this rarity in an elegant binding. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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