An edition of The art of dialling (1638)

The art of dialling

by a new, easie, and most speedy way : shewing how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plaines howsoever, or in what latitude soever scituated : as also to find the suns azimuth, whereby the sight of any plaine is examined : performed by a quadrant, fitted with lines necessary to the purpose

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The art of dialling
Samuel Foster, Samuel Foster
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An edition of The art of dialling (1638)

The art of dialling

by a new, easie, and most speedy way : shewing how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plaines howsoever, or in what latitude soever scituated : as also to find the suns azimuth, whereby the sight of any plaine is examined : performed by a quadrant, fitted with lines necessary to the purpose

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Printed by Iohn Dawson for Francis Eglesfield ...
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English
Pages
39

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Early works to 1800 Sundials Dialing Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) Navigation Mathematical instruments
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The art of dialling: by a new, easie, and most speedy way. Shewing, how to describe the hour lines upon all sorts of plains; howsoever, or in what latitude soever, situated. Also; to find the hour of the day, and the azimuth of the sun, whereby the sight of any plain is examined. Performed by a quadrant filled with lines necessary to that purpose. Invented and published in anno 1638. by Samuel Foster, then professor of astronomie in Gresham Colledge. The second edition, with several additions and variations of the authors, deduced from his own manuscript. With a supplement, performing all the instrumental work of the quadrant, by calculation. By help of the canons of sines and tangents, which of all ways is the most exact. By William Leybourn philomath
1675, printed by J.R. for Francis Eglesfield at the Marygold in St. Pauls Churchyard
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Cover of: The art of dialling
The art of dialling: by a new, easie, and most speedy way.Shewing, how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plaines, howsoever, or in what latitude so-ever scituated: as also, to find the suns azimuth, whereby the sight of any plaine is examined : Performed by a quadrant, fitted with lines necessary to the purpose
1638, Printed by John Dawson for Francis Eglesfield...
Cover of: The art of dialling
The art of dialling: by a new, easie, and most speedy way : shewing how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plaines howsoever, or in what latitude soever scituated : as also to find the suns azimuth, whereby the sight of any plaine is examined : performed by a quadrant, fitted with lines necessary to the purpose
1638, Printed by Iohn Dawson for Francis Eglesfield ...
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STC (2nd ed.) 11201
Signatures: A⁴(-A4) B-F⁴.

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London
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Early works to 1800.

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QB215 .F8

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[6], 39, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates :
Number of pages
39

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OL7011131M
LCCN
09023458

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OL238936W

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