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Olympia domata, or, An almanack and prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1683 : being the third after the bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world 5633 : wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions and aspects of the planets ... : calculated according to art and referred to the horizon of the ancient and renowned borrough-town of Stamford ... fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible errour the whole kingdom / by John Wing.
Wing, John, 1643-1726Date: 1683- Books
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Geodætes practicus redivivus, the art of surveying : formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, math., now much augmented and improv'd, with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table : performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumserentor, semi-circle, chard and needle : with the description and use of a new quadrant : to which is added by way of supplement, scientia stellarum, containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fixed stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant / by John Wing.
Wing, John, 1643-1726Date: 1700- Books
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Olympia Dōmata; or, An almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1735. Being the third from Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the World's creation, 5738. Wherein is contained the lunations, conjunctions, aspects, and effects of the planets, the increase, decrease, and length of the days and nights; with the rising, southing, and setting of the planets and fixed stars throughout the year, whereby may be known the exact hour of the night at all times, when either the moon or stars are seen; and an equation table, for the rectifying pendulum clocks and watches. Calculated according to art, and referred to the horizon of the antient and renowned Borough town of Stamford (formerly a famous University) whose longitude is 24 deg. 20 min. and latitude 52 deg. 41 min. fitting all the middle counties of England, and without sensible error the whole kingdom. By John Wing, Philomath. Imprimatur, E. B.
Wing, John, 1643-1726.Date: 1735- Books
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A compleat body of surveying : formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, Math. now much augmented and improv'd; with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table; performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumferentor, semi-circle, chard and needle. With the description and use of a new quadrant. To which is added by way of supplement, Scientia stellarum: containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fix'd stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant. / By John Wing, math.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: [1699]