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The triangular quadrant, or, The quadrant on a sector [[electronic resource] ] : being a general instrument for land or sea observations : performing all the uses of the ordinary sea instruments, as Davis quadrant, forestaff, crosstaff, bow, with more ease, profitableness, and conveniency, and as much exactness as any or all of them : moreover, it may be made a particular and a general quadrant for all latitudes, and have the sector lines also : to which is added a rectifying table to find the suns true declination to a minute or two, any day or hour of the 4 years : whereby to find the latitude of a place by meridian, or any two other altitudes of the sun or stars / / first thus contrived and made by John Brown .



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Autore: Brown John, philomath Visualizza persona
Titolo: The triangular quadrant, or, The quadrant on a sector [[electronic resource] ] : being a general instrument for land or sea observations : performing all the uses of the ordinary sea instruments, as Davis quadrant, forestaff, crosstaff, bow, with more ease, profitableness, and conveniency, and as much exactness as any or all of them : moreover, it may be made a particular and a general quadrant for all latitudes, and have the sector lines also : to which is added a rectifying table to find the suns true declination to a minute or two, any day or hour of the 4 years : whereby to find the latitude of a place by meridian, or any two other altitudes of the sun or stars / / first thus contrived and made by John Brown . Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: [London], : To be sold at [his, i.e. Brown's] house, or at Hen. Sutton's ..., 1662
Descrizione fisica: [2], 24, [1] p. : ill
Soggetto topico: Quadrant
Dialing
Mathematical instruments
Note generali: Added illustrated t.p.
Place of publication suggested by Wing.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018
Titolo autorizzato: The triangular quadrant, or, The quadrant on a sector  Visualizza cluster
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996386118703316
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