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The calculation of solar eclipses without parallaxes. With a specimen of the same in the total eclipse of the sun, May 11. 1724. Now first made Publick. To which is added, A Proposal how, with the Latitude given, the Geographical Longitude of all the Parts of the Earth may be settled by the bare Knowledge of the Duration of Solar Eclipses, and especially of Total Darkness. With An Account of some late Observations made with Dipping Needles, in order to discover the Longitude and Latitude at Sea. By Will. Whiston, M. A. Sometime Professor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge.
Whiston, William, 1667-1752.Date: 1724- Books
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The British diary: being an ephemeris for the year of our Lord God 1743. Being the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year. Wherein is contained the Planets Diurnal Motions, their Aspects and Latitudes; Eclipses, Lunations, Length of Days, the Sun's Rising and Setting for three several Latitudes. The Moon's Rising, Southing, and Setting. With Astrological Observations on the Solar Ingresses, some farther Remarks on the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, a Table of Houses for the Latitude of London 51- 32-, and many Tables and Things fit for such a Work. Calculated for the Latitude of London 51- 32-. By John Sharp, Student in the Coelestial Sciences. Imprimatur J. Chapman.
Sharp, John, -1757.Date: [1743]- Books
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A new prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1687 : Being the third after bissextile, or leap-year. ... exactly calculated for the meridian of the famous city of Edinburgh, whose Latitude is 56 degrees, 00 minuts. Longitude is 11 degrees, 37 minuts. According to the best tables.
Date: Printed for the year 1687- Books
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Brookes' general gazetteer abridged. Containing a geographical description of the countries, cities, towns, forts, seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearings and Distances from Remarkable Places, and the Events by which they have been Distinguished. Illustrated by maps.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: 1796- Books
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Epitome of the whole art of navigation: or, a short, easy, and methodical way to become a complete navigator and astronomer; Containing an Introduction to Decimal and Logarithmic Arithmetic, Practical Geometry, Trigonometry Plane and Spherio, Geometrically, and Logarithmically, with their Uses in Navigation, viz. In Plane, Mercator's, and Middle Latitude Sailing, Geography, and Nautical Astronomy; illustrated with Charts and Diagrams: With an Introduction to The Lunar Method of determining the Longitude at Sea. The Gregorian or New Calendar, Description and Use of the Plane Chart, Mercator's Chart, also of Hadley's Octant and Sextant. A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places; Tables of Latitude and Departure to every Quarter Point and Degree of the Compass to 300 Miles Distance; A Table of Meridional Parts, Solar Tables, Natural Since, &c. &c. Also A Table of ... Logarithms, and Logarithmic Sines Tangents, and Secants. By James Atkinson, Senior. Much improved enlarged from the best Authors on these Subjects, by John Adams, Teacher of the Mathematics, at Edmonton.
Atkinson, James, active 1667-1715.Date: 1790- Books
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MDCLXXXIII. The Boston ephemeris : An almanack for the (Dionysian) year of the Christian era. MDCLXXXIII. and of the worlds creation 5632, anno oppidi inchoati 53, of which the vulgar notes are ... serving the meridian of Boston in New-Engl. Latitude 42 gr. 30 min. Longitude 315 gr.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728Date: 1683- Books
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Atlas ouranios. The coelestial atlas, containing, a new ephemeris of the Planetary Motions, and a compleat almanack for the year of our Lord 1750. Adapted to the Meridian of London, and To 53 Degrees of North Latitude. By Robert White, Teacher of the Mathematicks at Grantham in Lincolnshire.
White, Robert, 1693-1773.Date: [1750]- Books
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The British diary; being an ephemeris for the year of our Lord God, 1746. Being the Second after Bissextile or Leap-Year. The seventh impression. Wherein are contained the Planets Diurnal Motions, their Aspects and Latitudes; Eclipses, Lunations, Length of Days, the Sun's Rising and Setting for three several Latitudes. The Moon's Rising, Southing, and Setting. With Astrological Observations on the Solar Ingresses, and a short Discourse on the late Great Comet. A Table of Houses for the Latitude of London 51- 32-, and many Tables and Things fit for such a Work. Calculated for the Latitude of London 51- 32-. By John Sharp, Student in the Coelestial Sciences. Imprimatur Thomas Cartwright.
Sharp, John, -1757.Date: [1746]- Books
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An introduction to the lunar method of finding the longitude in a ship at sea: Having The Latitude of the Place, The Predicted Distances, The Logarithmic Tables, Linear or Proper Tables, And Cotemporary Observations Of The Sun and Moon, OR Moon and Stars. By Samuel Dunn, Teacher of the Mathematical Sciences,
Dunn, Samuel, -1794.Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]- Books
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The mariners compass compleated: part the second. Or the expert seaman's best guide. Containing ample specimens of the general table of the magnetical variations (or deviations) of the magnetick needle at places, Ports and Harbours, whose true Latitude and Longitude from the Meridian of London, are certainly known. By Z. Williams.
Williams, Zachariah, 1673?-1755.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The mariners compass compleated: or, the expert seaman's best guide. In two parts. Containing ample specimens of the general table of the magnetical variations (or deviations) of the magnetick needle at places, Ports and Harbours, whose true Latitude and Longitude from the Meridian of London, are certainly known. By Z. Williams. Part I.
Williams, Zachariah, 1673?-1755.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified: containing tables, shewing the true hours of the day, the Sun being upon any Point of the Compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass that the Sun and Stars rise and set with: And Tables of Amplitude. All which Tables are Calculated from the Equinoctial to 60 Degrees of Latitude, &c. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. By Andrew Wakely, Math, Carefully corrected, and very much enlarged with many useful additions. By J. Atkinson, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1750- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified: containing tables, shewing the True Hour of the Day, the Sun being upon any Point of the Compass: With the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass that the Sun and Stars rise and set with: And Tables of Amplitude. All which Tables are Calculated from the Equinoctial to 60 Degrees of Latitude, &c. with the description and use of those instruments most in use in the art of navigation Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. By Andrew Wakely, Math. Carefully corrected, and very much enlarged with many useful Additions. By J. Atkinson, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1746- Books
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Fallowes, 1636 : A new almanack and prognostication, for the yeere of our Lord God, 1636. and from the creation, 5585. Being bissextile or leape yeere. Calculated especially for the latitude and meridian of the ancient shire-towne of Nottingham: and may very well serve for most parts of great Brittaine. Longitude 24. degrees, 6. minutes. Latitude 52. degrees, 54. minutes. By Edvvard Fallovves, well-vviller to the mathematicks.
Fallowes, Edward, active 1636-1640Date: [1636]- Books
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The complete observator. Containing the various methods of finding the latitude when the sun is in the meridian, and also By Two Altitudes, Either Equal or Unequal, when out of the Meridian; Together with A New Method of finding the Latitude By One Altitude Only, At Any Hour when the Sun can be seen, and of Correcting the Watch, Never Before Published. And also a new method of finding the latitude, without knowing the sun's declination, In any High Latitude either North or South, And if the Day of the Month be Lost, how to Find it. With a Complete Set of Tables. To the whole is added The Method of Determining the Longitude By Lunar Observations. Together with A New, Concise, Easy, and Infallible Method of Determining the Longitude By an Observation either of the Moon or Fixt Star, by One Person Only, And an Hadley's Quadrant well adjusted. By Thomas Harrison and Son.
Thomas Harrison and Son (York, England)Date: Printed in the Year 1788- Books
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Navigation; or, the art of sailing upon the sea. Containing a demonstration of the fundamental principles of this art. Together with all the practical rules of computing a ship's way, Both BY Plain Sailing, Mercator, and Middle Latitude, Founded upon the foregoing Principles. With many other useful Things hereto belonging. To which are added, several necessary tables.
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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Navigation; or, the art of sailing upon the sea. Containing a demonstration of the fundamental principles of this art. Together with all the practical rules of computing a ship's way, Both by Plain Sailing, Mercator, and Middle Latitude, Founded upon the foregoing Principles. With many other useful Things hereto belonging. To which are added, Several Necessary Tables.
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Certain new hypotheses, or fundamental principles, for the perspicuous illustration, and additional improvement (if not compleat perfection) of the present system of geometry, and particularly of hydrometry and navigation, Which are plainly Demonstrable to be True, and not Difficult, both in Theory and Practice, upon the Globe of the Universe, and upon the Navigators Compass, &c. And by means whereof the distance and longitude at sea, as well as at land, are discover'd and determin'd, with more Exactness than the Latitude is now known and ascertain'd. And the Latitude is also Corrected; the Variation of the Magnetical Needle accounted for; and the whole Terraqueous Globe more Naturally, Intelligibly, and Accurately Projected and Delineated. By Henry Kindon, of London, Gent.
Kindon, Henry, -1717.Date: 1717- Books
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Memoir of a chart from St. John's on the Coast of India to Cape Arubah on the coast of Persia, containing The Gulphs of Cambay and Cutch, with The Coasts of Guzarat and Scindy. From the Latitude 19?. 40' N. to 25?. 40' N. Scale 3 Inches=1?. Published, at the charge of the East India Company, by A Dalrymple. 1784.
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808.Date: 1784- Books
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Geography for youth or a plain and easy introduction to the science of geography for the use of young gentlemen and ladies: Containing an Accurate Description of the Several Parts of the Known World: To which are Subjoined Geographical Questions and Table of the Longitude and Latitude of the most remarkable Places on the Terraqueous Globe: illustrated by copper plates.
Date: [1797]- Books
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The mariner's compass rectified: containing tables, shewing the true hour of the day, the sun being upon any point of the compass: with the true Time of the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Stars, and the Points of the Compass that the Sun and Stars rise and set with: And Tables of Amplitude. All which Tables are Calculated from the Equinoctial to 60 deg. of Latitude, &c. With the Description and Use of those Instruments most in Use in the Art of Navigation. Also a Table of the Latitude and Longitude of Places: By Andrew Wakely, Math. Carefully corrected, and very much enlarged, with many useful Additions. By Ja. Atkinson, Teacher of the Mathematicks. To this Dublin edition is added, The complea boat-swain. By Henry Bond.
Wakely, Andrew.Date: 1726- Books
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Browne, 1628 : A new almanacke and prognostication, for the yeare of our Lord God 1628. Being bisextile, or leape yeere. Composed and properly referred to the longitude and latitude of the pole artick of that famous city of London, and may serue generally for the most part of Great-Britaine. ... at London. Longitude, 25.deg. Latitude, 51-32. By Daniel Browne willer to the mathematickes, and teacher of arithmeticke, astra regnnt homines, & regit astra Deus.
Browne, Daniel, active 1614-1631Date: [1628]- Books
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A new and easy guide to the use of the globes; and the rudiments of geography. Wherein The Knowledge of the Heavens and Earth is made easy to the meanest Capacity: First, by giving a concise Account of the Four Quarters of the World, with the Distance and Situation of the principal Islands, and inland Places; and Secondly, by the Solution of upward; of Seventy useful Problems, in Geography, Astronomy, Navigation, and Dialling. In which are inserted four useful tables. I. Shews the Latitude of the principal Places, and their Longitude from the Meridian of London. II. Shews the Number of Miles contained in a Degree of Longitude, at every Degree of Latitude. III. Shews where every Climate ends, with the length of the longest Day at the End of each. IV. Shews the Right Ascension, Declination, Latitude, and Longitude of the most eminent fixed Stars. To the whole are subjoined I. An appendix; Containing a short Account of the Solar System, and of the Comets and Fixed Stars: II. A supplement; Exhibiting a brief View of the Figure and Magnitude of the Earth, of the Nature of the Atmosphere, of the Theory of the Tides, and a concise System of Chronology. By Daniel Fenning.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: 1798- Books
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Remarks on the Revd. Dr. Powell's sermon in defence of subscriptions, preached before the University of Cambridge on the commencement Sunday, 1757. Wherein The Latitude said to be allowed to Subscribers to the Liturgy and Articles of the Church of England, is particularly considered. With A Dedication to the younger Students in both our Universities, who are designed for the Ministry of the Church.
Blackburne, Francis, 1705-1787.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Rose 1701. A new almanack for the year from the nativity of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, 1701. Being the first from Bissextile or Leap-Year. And From the Creation of the World; 5650. Calculated for the Meridian of the Honourable City of London, whose Latitude is 51 Degrees 32 Minutes, and may serve for any other part of England. By George Rose, Mathem.
Rose, George (Mathematician)Date: 1701