EARLY HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY & SPACE. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. Humankind has studied the skies for centuries, seeking to find our place in the universe. Some of the most important discoveries in the field of astronomy were made in these texts recorded by ancient stargazers, but almost as impactful were the perspectives of those who considered their discoveries to be heresy. Any independent astronomer will find this an invaluable collection of titles arguing the truth of the cosmic system. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"A most pleasant prospect. Into the garden of naturall contemplation to behold the naturall causes of all kinde of meteors. As well fiery and airy, as watry and earthly: of which sort the blazing starres"Goodly galleryFulke, William, 1538-1589.[Edition statement: ] The third edition corrected and amended.First published in 1563 as: A goodly gallerye.Printer's name from STC.Running title reads: D. Fulkes booke of meteors.A reissue of the 1639 edition, with cancel title page.The title page is in two settings: line 7 has (1) "airie, as watrie" (same setting as the 1639 edition except for imprint) or (2) "airy, as watry."[3], 71 leavesLondon: Printed by E[dward] G[riffin] for William Leake, and are to be sold at his shop in Chauncery-lane neere the Rowles, STC (2nd ed.) / 11441EnglishReproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus)++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.