Descriptio cometæ, qui anno 1618 mense novembri primùm effulsit / Willebrordi Snellii ; Huc accessit Christophori Rhotmanni Ill. Princ. Wilhelmi Hassiæ Lantgravii, Mathematici description accurata cometa anni 1585.

Call Number	523.6/4
Author	Snellius, Willebrord, 1580-1626, author.
Title	Descriptio cometæ, qui anno 1618 mense novembri primùm effulsit / Willebrordi Snellii ; Huc accessit Christophori Rhotmanni Ill. Princ. Wilhelmi Hassiæ Lantgravii, Mathematici description accurata cometa anni 1585.
Physical Description	1 online resource.
Notes	"First published by Bonaventura and Mathjis Elzevier in 1619. Republished by Elsevier B.V. in 2014." "Nunc primum à Will. Sn. R.F. in lucem edita."
Summary	Willebrord Snellius or Willebrord Snel van Royen (1580-1626) was born the son of Leiden University's mathematics professor, and succeeded his father in 1613. Best known in the English-speaking world as Snell, his name was attached to the law of refraction of light. In this title, Snell described a comet that had landed on Earth in November 1618, and includes descriptions of other comets. Through speculations and tables, Snell attempted to follow the comet's course, but other than most scholars in his time, he argued for a physical rather than a spiritual explanation.
Added Author	Rothmann, Christoph, active 16th century.
Subject	Comets Early works to 1800. Comets Collisions with Earth Early works to 1800. Comets. Comets Collisions with Earth. Electronic books. Early works.
Multimedia	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781493304066

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Summary	Willebrord Snellius or Willebrord Snel van Royen (1580-1626) was born the son of Leiden University's mathematics professor, and succeeded his father in 1613. Best known in the English-speaking world as Snell, his name was attached to the law of refraction of light. In this title, Snell described a comet that had landed on Earth in November 1618, and includes descriptions of other comets. Through speculations and tables, Snell attempted to follow the comet's course, but other than most scholars in his time, he argued for a physical rather than a spiritual explanation.
Notes	"First published by Bonaventura and Mathjis Elzevier in 1619. Republished by Elsevier B.V. in 2014." "Nunc primum à Will. Sn. R.F. in lucem edita."
Subject	Comets Early works to 1800. Comets Collisions with Earth Early works to 1800. Comets. Comets Collisions with Earth. Electronic books. Early works.
Multimedia	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781493304066