Special Collections item

Why not take time out this week to visit the fabulous new Special Collections Reading Room in the Hardiman Research Building and view Ptolemy’s mathematical and astrological treatise on the paths of the stars and planets Megales suntaxeos (Basle, 1538). Printed by Johann Walder, this was the first edition of the work in its original Greek.

It is dedicated by Simon Grynäus, professor of Greek at the University of Basle and theologian of the Protestant Reformation, to King Henry VIII.

 

If you would like to view/ consult this item, please submit an online request or contact the staff of the Special Collections Reading Room in the Hardiman Research Building at specialcollections@nuigalway.ie