Holwell, John [1649-1686]. Catastrophe Mundi: or, Europe’s many mutations until the year 1701: being an Astrological Treatise of the Effects of the Tripple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, 1682 and 1683, and of the Comets, 1680 and 1682, and other Configurations Concomitant. Wherein the fate of Europe for these next 20 years is (from the most rational grounds of art) more than probably conjectured. Likewise, for the benefit of the sons of art, there is a table of all the years, in which the conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter happen in any of the four triplicities from 3958 before Christ, to the year of our redemption 1702 with a table of the year, in which the six primary planets changed their aphelions from the beginning of the world for many years to come, all deduced from the Caroline tables. Also, an ephimeris [sic] of all the comets that have appeared from the year of our Lord 1603, to the year 1682. with a new way how to find in what year they will most operate. Whereunto is annexed, the Hieroglyphicks of Nostrodamus [sic] (Published by Mr. Lilly, in the year 1651.) Rightly placed and in order, (formerly misplaced) with the addition of many more. By John Holwell, philomat. London, Printed for the author, and are to be sold by most booksellers, 1682.
In 4° (20 cm), A2 B-N4 O2, cc. [2], pp. 80 73-91 [1 di advertisements], cc. [3 di plates]. The Hieroglyphicks of Nostrodamus (Published by Mr. Lilly) sono collocati dopo il titolo (sono 34).
Vedi l’Appendix dello stesso Autore nella scheda n. 3792.
Tra il 1603 e il 1682 transitò 2 volte la cometa di Halley. Ho raccolto nella scheda n. 321 i nomi degli autori di cui ho descritto le opere che trattarono dei transiti degli anni 1531, 1607 e 1682. Rinvio inoltre all’indice specifico nel quale ho elencato gli autori che hanno scritto opere monotematiche su singole comete.
Replicò a quest'opera John Merrifield nel 1684 (vedi la scheda n. 5043).
Esemplari: Durham University; Birmingham University; Cambridge University; National Library of Scotland; Edinburgh University; British Library; Glasgow University; Bodleian Library, Oxford; Balliol College, Oxford; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München; UCLA Library, Los Angeles; California State Library, Sutro; Trinity College, Connecticut; Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington; Yale University; Harvard University; Library of Congress; Princeton, University; Rutgers University, New Jersey; Columbia University, New York; University of Wisconsin; Northwestern University, Illinois; Nantucket Historical Association, Massachusetts; Newberry Library, Chicago; University of Toronto; State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.
Bibliografia: Gardner 584; CATAF.
Altra tiratura ha, quale sola differenza rispetto a quella descritta, la parola “triple” (e non “tripple”) nel titolo. Esemplari: Edinburgh University; Balliol College, Oxford; UCLA Library, Los Angeles; Newberry Library, Chicago; Henry Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California.