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A brief survey of the terraqueous globe: containing, I. The description and use of the globes. II. The construction and use of maps. III. Geography; Or, a short view of the Ancient and Modern State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Exhibiting, 1. The Description of the Solar System, and particularly of the Earth considered as a Planet. 2. The Situation-Extent-Boundaries and Divisions of the various Countries. 3. Chief Towns-Mountains - Rivers - Climate, and Produce. 4. Government-Revenues-Commerce-Sea, and Land Forces. 5. Religion-Language-Literature Customs, and Manners of the different Nations. 6. A View of Ancient Geography, with an Explanation of the names. Written originally by John Mair, A.M. and now republished, with great additions, Amendments, and Improvements, Illustrated with maps of the Ancient and Modern Worlds, and the Four Quarters, engrave by T. Kitchen.
Mair, John, 1702 or 1703-1769.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A museum. For young gentlemen and ladies: or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing. A variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The antient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. An Account of the Arts and Sciences. VI. Rules for Behaviour. Vii. Advice to young Persons on their entering upon the World; with short Rules of Religion and Morality. Viii. Tables of Weights and Measures. IX. Explanation of Abbreviations used in Words and Dates. X. The seven Wonders of the World. XI. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountain. XII. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Date: [1763]- Books
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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies: or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The antient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. An Account of the Arts and Sciences. VI. Rules for Behaviour. Vii. Advice to young Persons on their entering upon the World; with short Rules of Religion and Morality. Viii. Tables of Weights and Measures. IX. Explanation of Abreviations used in Words and Dates. X. The Seven Wonders of the World. XI. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountains. XII. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Date: 1760- Books
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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies: or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and, in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The ancient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. An Account of the Arts and Sciences. VI. Rules for Behaviour. Vii. Advice to young Persons on their entering upon the World; with short Rules of Religion and Morality. Viii. Tables of Weights and Measures. IX. Explanation of Abbreviations used in Words and Dates. X. The seven Wonders of the World. XI. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountain. XII. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
Date: [1773]- Books
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The description and use of a new portable orrery. On a simple construction, Representing The Motions And Phenomena Of The Planetary System, But More Particularly The Motions Of The Earth And Moon Round The Sun; From Whence The Nature And Causes Of The Vicissitudes Of The Seasons, Days And Nights, Solar And Lunar Eclipses, &C. Are Clearly And Familiarly Explained. To which is prefixed, a short account of the solar system, OR The True System Of The World. With three copper-plates. The fifth edition, with additions ; containing a concise account of the most recent discoveries by Dr. Herschell, & c. and the Description of a larger and more complete Portable Orrery. By William Jones, Mathematical Instrument Maker.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: [1799]- Books
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Spectacle de la nature: or, nature delineated; being philosophical conversations. wherein The wonderful Works of Providence, in the Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Creation are laid open; the Solar and Planetary System, and whatever is curious in Mathematicks explain'd. The Whole being a complete course of natural and experimental philosophy, calculated for the instruction of youth, in order to prepare them for an early Knowledge of Natural History, and create in their Minds an exalted Idea of the Wisdom of the great creator. Translated from the original French, by John Kelly, of the Inner Temple, Esq; D. Bellamy, of St. John's College, Oxford; and J. Sparrow, Surgeon and Mathematician. The whole embellish'd with a great variety of copper-plates, beautifully engraved by the best Hands. The fourth edition, with large additions, Carefully Revised and Corrected: With a particular Table of Contents, and a general copious index to each volume. Vol. I.
Pluche, Noël Antoine, 1688-1761.Date: 1757- Books
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The mosaic theory of the solar, or planetary, system. By Samuel Pye, M. D. Author of Moses and Bolingbroke.
Pye, Samuel, -1772.Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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A short account of the solar system, and of comets in general: together with a particular account of the comet that will appear in 1789. By Bartholomew Burges.
Burges, Bartholomew.Date: --1789- Books
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A brief description of the solar system. To which is subjoined, an astronmical account of the year of our Saviour's crucifixion. By James Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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The solar system truly solved; demonstrating ... the sun to be an electrical space; and a source of every natural production displayed throughout the solar system / [James Hopkins].
Hopkins, JamesDate: 1849- Pictures
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Transparent solar system, displaying the planets with their orbits, as known at the present day.
Date: [between 1846 and 1860]Reference: 46175i- Books
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An idea of the material universe, deduced from a survey of the solar system / [James Ferguson].
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776Date: 1754- Books
An idea of the material universe, deduced from a survey of the solar system / [James Ferguson].
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: 1754- Pictures
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Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.
Troost, Cornelis, 1697-1750.Date: 1758Reference: 46324i- Books
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The description of the planetary machine, for which His Majesty has granted his royal patent. With a brief account of the solar system, from the Reverend Mr. Whiston A.M. By John Neale.
Neale, John (Clockmaker)Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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A new treatise of astronomy, or astronomy opened: being a rational and mathematic enquiry into the true principles and nature of astronomy, or frame of our solar system. Wherein Divers and weighty Reasons will be offered, to shew that the present-received System cannot possibly be the True one. Also a New System will be humbly proposed, for the Examination of the Learned, whereby all the Coelestial Phoenomena will be much more naturally explained, and accounted for, than by the present System, and without that oblique and unnatural Motion of the Earth our Astronomers are obliged to suppose. By Samuel Bamfield, Teacher of Mathematics, at Honiton, Devon.
Bamfield, Samuel.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Pictures
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A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.
Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751.Date: [1758]Reference: 566203i- Books
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A succinct description of that elaborate and matchless pile of art, called, the Microcosm; with a short account of the solar system: interspersed with poetical sentiments on the planets. Extracted from the most approved Authors on that Subject.
Davies, Edward, proprietor of the microcosm.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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A treatise on the sublime science of heliography, satisfactorily demonstrating our great orb of light, the sun, to be absolutely no other than a body of ice! Overturning all the received systems of the universe hitherto extant, proving the celebrated and indefatigable Sir Isaac Newton, in his theory of the solar system, to be as far distant from the truth, as any of the heathen authors of Greece or Rome / By Charles Palmer, Gent.
Palmer, Charles (Accountant)Date: 1798- Books
A succinct description of that elaborate ... pile of art, called, the microcosm [made by Henry Bridges] With a short account of the solar system / [Anon].
Davies, Edward, proprietor of the microcosmDate: [1767?]- Books
A succinct description of that elaborate ... pile of art, called, the microcosm [made by Henry Bridges] With a short account of the solar system / [Anon].
Davies, Edward, proprietor of the microcosmDate: [1767?]- Books
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The universe as it is, and the detection and refutation of Sir Isaac Newton : Also, the exposure and proved fabrication of the solar system / [John Finleyson].
Finleyson, John.Date: 1830- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By J. Harris.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, By way of Introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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The power of God, deduced from the computable instantaneous productions of it in the solar system. By Samuel Horsley, F.R.S. Rector of St. Mary Newington, in Surry.
Horsley, Samuel, 1733-1806.Date: M,DCCLXVII. [1767]