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Record Nr.

UNISA996395460803316

Autore

Palmer John <1612-1679.>

Titolo

The catholique planisphaer which Mr. Blagrave calleth the mathematical jewel [[electronic resource] ] : briefly and plainly discribed in five books : the first shewing the making of the instrument, the rest shewing the manifold vse of it, 1. for representing several projections of the sphere, 2. for resolving all problemes of the sphere, astronomical, astrological, and geographical, 4. for making all sorts of dials both without doors and within upon any walls, cielings, or floores, be they never so irregular, where-so-ever the direct or reflected beams of the sun may come : all which are to be done by this instrument with wonderous ease and delight : a treatise very usefull for marriners and for all ingenious men who love the arts mathematical / / by John Palmer ... ; hereunto is added a brief description of the cros-staf and a catalogue of eclipses observed by the same I.P

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Joseph Moxon ..., 1658

Descrizione fisica

[4], 215, [12] p. : ill

Soggetti

Planispheres

Eclipses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Added engraved t.p.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113