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The sphere of Marcus Manilius : made an English poem with annotations and an astronomical appendix / by Edward Sherburne, Esquire.
Manilius, MarcusDate: 1675- Books
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Aristarchou Samiou Peri megethōn kai apostēmatōn hēliou kai selēnēs biblion : Aristarchi Samii De magnitudinibus & distantiis solis & lunae liber. Pappou Alexandreōs tou tēs synagōgēs bibliou 2 apospasma = Pappi Alexandrini secundi libri mathematicae collectionis fragmentum, hactenus desideratum / e codis MS. edidit, Latinum fecit, notisque illustravit Johannes Wallis.
Aristarchus, of SamosDate: 1688- Books
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The new planet no planet, or, The earth no wandring star, except in the wandring heads of Galileans : here out of the principles of divinity, philosophy, astronomy, reason, and sense, the earth's immobility is asserted : the true sense of Scripture in this point, cleared : the fathers and philosophers vindicated : divers theologicall and philosophicall points handled, and Copernicus his opinion, as erroneous, ridiculous, and impious, fully refuted / by Alexander Rosse ; in answer to a discourse, that the earth may be a planet.
Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654Date: 1646- Books
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Astronomica quædam ex traditione Shah Cholgii Persæ : una cum hypothesibus planetarum / studio et opera Johannis Gravii.
Maḥmūd Shāh KhuljīDate: 1652- Books
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A brief treatise of the vse of the globe celestiall and terrestriall : wherein is set downe the principles of the mathematicks, fit for all trauellers, nauigators, and all others that do loue the knowledge of the same art. By R.T.
R. T. (Robert Tanner)Date: 1620- Books
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Astronomia Britannica : exhibiting the doctrine of the sphere, and theory of the planets decimally by trigonometry, and by tables : fitted for the meridian of London ... / by John Newton.
Newton, John, 1622-1678Date: 1657- Books
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A Letter sent by a gentleman of England to his frende : contayning a confutacion of a French mans errors, in the report of the myraculous starre nowe shyninge.
Date: 1573- Books
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A survey of the heavens : being a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of the heavenly bodies, as they are discovered to the eye by the telescope, and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby. I. The infinite wisdom, power, glory, and incomprehensibility of God in the creation. II. The verifying of the Copernican hypothesis. III. The probability of more inhabited worlds. IV. The clearing of some difficult places of scripture from doubtful interpretations. V. The higher exaltation of Gods attributes in the business of our redemption. VI. An essay to prove the Sun to be the seat of the blessed, with several other useful notions. To which is added the gout raptures. Augmented and improved in English, Latin, and Greek lyrick verse. By Robert Witty Dr in physick in both universities, and fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London.
Wittie, Robert, 1613?-1684Date: 1685- Books
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A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestial [sic] : in six books ... more fully and amply than hath been set forth, either by Gemna Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes ... : with an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolemaick sphere / by Joseph Moxon ; whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars ... as also a discourse of the antiquity, progress, and augmentation of astronomy.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691Date: 1699- Books
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The universal system: or mechanical cause of all the appearances and movements of the visible heavens: shewing the true powers which move the Earth and planets in their central and annual rotations. With A Dissertation on comets, The Nature, Cause, Matter, and Use of their Tails, and the Reasons of their long Trajectories: likewise An attempt to prove what it is that moves the Sun round its Axis.
Lacy, John, writer on astronomy.Date: M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779]- Books
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An easy introduction to astronomy, for young gentlemen and ladies: describing The Figure, Motions, and Dimensions of the Earth; the different Seasons; Gravity and Light; the Solar System; and Transit of Venus, and its Use in Astronomy; the Moon's Motion and Phases; the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; the Cause of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c. The second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A system of astronomy. Containing the investigation and demonstration of the elements of that science.
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The theoriques of the seuen planets : shewing all their diuerse motions, and all other accidents, called passions, thereunto belonging. Now more plainly set forth in our mother tongue by M. Blundeuile, than euer they haue been heretofore in any other tongue whatsoeuer, and that with such pleasant demonstratiue figures, as euery man that hath any skill in arithmeticke, may easily vnderstand the same. ... VVhereunto is added by the said Master Blundeuile, a breefe extract by him made, of Maginus his Theoriques, for the better vnderstanding of the Prutenicall tables, to calculate thereby the diuerse motions of the seuen planets. There is also hereto added, The making, description, and vse, of two most ingenious and necessarie instruments for sea-men ... First inuented by M. Doctor Gilbert ... and now here plainely set downe in our mother tongue by Master Blundeuile.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1602- Books
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An improved solution of a problem in physical astronomy; by which, swiftly converging series are obtained, which are useful in computing the perturbations of the motions of the earth, ... To which is added an appendix, ... By the Rev. John Hellins, ... From the Philosophical Transactions.
Hellins, John, -1827.Date: 1800- Books
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Edmundi Halleii astronomi dum viveret regii tabulæ astronomicæ. Accedunt de usu tabularum præcepta.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
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An experimental course of astronomy.
Desaguliers, J. T. (John Theophilus), 1683-1744.Date: 1725- Books
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Harmonicon coeleste, or, The cœlestiall harmony of the visible world : conteining an absolute and entire piece of astronomie : wherein is succinctly handled the trigonometricall part, generally propounded, and particularly applyed in all questions tending to the diurnall motion : especially respecting, and truly subservient to the main doctrine of the second motions of the luminaries and the other planets : together with their affections as eclipses, &c. ... : fitted to the meridian of ... London, and principally intended for our English nation ... / by Vincent Wing.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: 1651- Books
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La cena de ceneri : Descritta in cinque dialogi, per quattro interlocutori, con tre considerationi, cira doi suggetti. All'unico refugio de le muse. l'illustrissi. Michel di Castelnouo. Sig. di Mauuissier, concressalto, et di ionuilla, caualier del ordine del Re Chrianiss, et conseglier nel suo priuato conseglo. Capitano di 50. huomini d'arme, gouernator et capitano di S. desiderio, et ambasciator alla sereniss. Regina d'Inghilterra.
Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600Date: 1584- Books
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Natural philosophy improven by new experiments : touching the mercurial weather-glass, the hygroscope, eclipsis, conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, by new experiments, touching the pressure of fluids, the diving-bell, and all the curiosities thereof : to which is added some new observations, and experiments, lately made of several kinds : together with a true relation of an evil spirit, which troubled a mans family for many days : lastly, there is a large discourse anent coal, coal-sinks, dipps, risings, and streeks of coal, levels running of mines, gaes, dykes, damps, and wild-fire / by G.S.
Sinclair, George, -1696Date: 1683- Books
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Tractatus duo mathematici : quorum primus de globis coelesti et terrestri, eorum usu / a Roberto Hues, Anglo, conscriptus, alter breviarium totius orbis terrarum, Petri Bertii, mathematici & professoris regii.
Hues, Robert, 1553-1632Date: 1651- Books
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Walter Gray gentleman : in commendation of the Author his labors, studies (as well Diuine as Mathematicall) and generositie.
Gray, Walter, -1613Date: [1594]- Books
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Nicolai Mercatoris Hypothesis astronomica nova, et consensus eius cum observationibus.
Mercator, Nicolaus, 1620-1687Date: 1664- Books
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A brief treatise of the vse of the globe celestiall and terrestriall : wherein is set downe the principles of the mathematicks, fit for all trauellers, nauigators, and all others that doe loue the knowledge of the same art. By R. T.
R. T. (Robert Tanner)Date: 1616- Books
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Calendaria: sive, Tabulæ astronomicæ vniuersales & resolutæ : in quibus exacte continentur, tam nomina, naturæ, magnitudines, latitudines, longitudines, aspectus, declinationes, rectæque stellarum omnium inerrantium maximè insignium ascensioones [sic] singulis sub cœlo regionibus inferuientes. Situs quoque earum in 12. domibus cœli ad medium fere 8. climatis, videlicet, ad altitudinem poli arctici 51.gr.42.scr. Quibus annexæ sunt quædam tabulæ perpetuæ (tam fructuosæ, quàm commodæ) ad locandum planetas exactè in 12. prædictis domibus cœlestis figuræ, cuiuscunq[ue]; latitudinis fuerint, in eodem parallelo: Item, calendarium seu tabula ortus & occasus, tum cosmyci tum acronyci singularum pradictarum stellarum, huic nostro seculo & climati similiter conueniens. Georgio Hartgillo, verbi Dei minstro, authore.
Hartgill, GeorgeDate: 1594- Books
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The elements of astronomy, physical and geometrical. By David Gregory M. D. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, and Fellow of the Royal-Society. Done into English, with additions and corrections. To which is annex'd, Dr. Halley's synopsis of the astronomy of comets. In two volumes. ...
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: MDCCXV. [1715]