Horological disquisitions concerning the nature of time, and the reasons why all days, from noon to noon, are not alike twenty four hours long [[electronic resource] ] : in which appears the impossibility of a clock's being always kept exactly true to the sun : with tables of equation, and newer and better rules ... how thereby precisely to adjust royal pendulums ... : with a table of pendulums, shewing the beats that any length makes in an hour ... / / by John Smith ... ; to which is added The best rules for the ordering and use both of the quick-silver and spirit weather-glasses, and Mr. S. Watson's rules for adjusting a clock by the fixed stars

• Autore: Smith John <fl. 1673-1680.>
• Pubblicazione: London, : Printed for Richard Cumberland ..., 1694
• Descrizione fisica: [4], 92 p
• Soggetto topico: Time, Equation of; Horology
• Note generali: Includes one folded table of equations.; "Licensed, January 17, 1693/4, D. Poplar"--P. 2.; Reproduction of original in British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018
• Titolo autorizzato: Horological disquisitions concerning the nature of time, and the reasons why all days, from noon to noon, are not alike twenty four hours long
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996386047003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno