Bidspirit auction | (SCIENCES) Nechmad Vena’im [on astronomy,

(SCIENCES) Nechmad Vena’im [on astronomy, geography, as well as a rejection of astrology in Jewish tradition]. First edition, Jessnitz 1743 - (SCIENCES) Nechmad Vena’im [on astronomy, geography, as well as a rejection of astrology in Jewish tradition]. First edition, Jessnitz 1743 Sefer Nechmad V'Na'im - astronomy, Kiddush HaChodesh and measurements of stars, by Rabbi David Ganz. Yasnitz, 1743. Astronomic diagrams. Only edition. Complete copy, including the leaves in Latin that are not found in many copies. Title within architectural arch. Numerous astronomical diagrams. With introduction in Latin (often lacking). Vinograd, Jessnitz 49. Rabbi David Gans (1541-1603) was a student of the MaHaRa”L of Prague as well as an apprentice to the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). His distinctively Jewish-scientific works were inspired by his exposure to both teachers, providing instruction on the physical and metaphysical realms .See A. Neher, Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the Sixteenth Century: David Gans (1541-1613) and His Times (1986) pp. 58-91 and pp. 6, 20, 24.