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Record Nr.

UNISA996390161503316

Autore

Moxon Joseph <1627-1691.>

Titolo

A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or, an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial [[electronic resource] ] : In six books. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others ... With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The fifth edition corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the Cœlestial globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for Joseph Moxon, at the sign of Atlas in Warwick-Lane, MDCXCVIII. [1698]

Descrizione fisica

[6], 271, [9] p., [1] leaf of plates (port.) : ill

Soggetti

Astronomy

Globes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Frontis. = portrait of the author, with Latin title: Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam vel usus globi, cælestis quam terrestris.

A different text from "A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to understand the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial" (Wing B3109) by Willem Janszoon Blaeu.

With a catalogue and an index.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018