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Record Nr.

UNISA996383710303316

Autore

W. P

Titolo

The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant [[electronic resource] ] : Shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, &c. : Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising, and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. : With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. : As also the use of a nocturnal whereby you may learn to know the stars in heaven, and the hour of the night, by them. With many other delightfull operations

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : The quadrants, nocturnals, and these books, are to be sold by Joseph Moxon, at his shop in Corn-hill, at the signe of the Atlas, in London, 1659

Edizione

[The second edition, /]

Descrizione fisica

[2], 45, [1] p. : ill. (woodcut)

Soggetti

Quadrant

Astronomical instruments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Imperfect; tightly bound with some loss of text.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0114