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Jean Cuff, opticien, faiseur de lunettes & de microscopes; à l'enseigne du microscope ... dans la rue de Fleet-street. Fait & vend toutes sortes d'instruments les plus curieux en optique; ...
Cuff, John, approximately 1708-1772.Date: 1744?]- Books
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Analysis of a course of lectures, on mechanics, pneumatics, hydrostatics, and astronomy; read by James Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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Oculus, hoc est: fundamentum opticum : in quo ex accurata oculi anatome, abstrusarum experientiarum sedula pervestigatione, ex invisis, specierum visibilium tam everso quam erecto situ spectaculis, necnon solidis rationum momentis, radius visualis eruitur ; sua visioni in oculo sedes decernitur ; anguli visiorii ingenium aperitur ; difficultates veteres, novæ, innumeræ expediuntur, abstrusa, obscura, curiosa plurima in medium proferuntur ; plura depromendi occasio harum rerum studiosis datur: opus multorum votis diu expetitum; philosophis omnibus, præseritim qui naturæ vim in medicina, physica aut mathesi addiscenda rimantur, neque inutile neque ingratum, imò necessarium futurum / auctore Christophoro Scheiner.
Scheiner, Christoph, 1575-1650Date: M. DC. LII. [1652]- Books
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Oculus, hoc est: Fundamentum opticum : in quo ex accurata oculi anatome, abstrusarum experientiarum sedula pervestigatione, ex invisis specierum visibilium tam everso quam erecto situ spectaculis, nec non solidis rationum momentis, radius visualis eruitur; sua visioni in oculo sedes decernitur; anguli visiorii ingenium aperitur; difficultates veteres, novae, innumerae expediuntur, abstrusa, obscura, curiosa plurima in medium proferuntur; plura depromendi occasio harum rerum studiosis datur: opus multorum votis diu expetitum; philosophis omnibus, præsertim qui naturæ vim in medicina, physica aut mathesi addiscenda rimantur, neque inutile neque ingratum, imo necessarium futurum / auctore Christophoro Scheiner.
Scheiner, Christoph, 1575-1650Date: M. DC. LII. [1652]- Books
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De calculo fluentium libri duo. Quibus subjunguntur libri duo de optica analytica. Authore Johanne Craig.
Craig, John, -1731.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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A letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society. Containing experiments and observations on the agreement between the specific gravities of the several metals, and their colours when united to glass, as well as those of their other Preparations. By Edward Delaval, F. R. S. M. A. And Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. Read at the Royal Society Jan.24, 1765.
Delaval, Edward Hussey, 1729-1814.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The young gentleman's trigonometry : containing such elements of trigonometry, as are most useful and easy to be known. By Edward Wells, D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.Date: 1714- Books
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Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics: with The Use of the Globes, The Art of Dialing, and The Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. By James Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Two essays on the nature and wonderful properties of Island Crystal. Essay I. Containing, all that has been hitherto delivered in regard to its form, dimensions, and double refraction of light; with the addition of several new experiments with polished parallelopipeds and prisms made of this substance, which discover a various, multiple, and colorific refraction; and exhibit a variety of images of one and the same object. To which is subjoined, a computation of the magnifying power of reflecting telescopes; and a table thereof, from 6 inches to 12 feet in length. The whole illustrated with copper plate figures. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1774?]- Books
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The young gentleman's trigonometry, mechanicks, and opticks. Containing such elements of the said Arts or Sciences, as are most Useful and Easy to be known. By Edward Wells, D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicester-Shire.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.Date: 1714- Books
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Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics. With the use of the globes, The Art of Dialing, And The Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics, with the use of the globes, the art of dialing, And The Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. With the supplement. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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A supplement to the Philosophia Britannica. Appendix I. Containing New Experiments in electricity, and The Method of making artificial magnets. Illustrated with Copper-Plates. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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A course of lectures in natural and experimental philosophy, geography and astronomy: in which the properties, affections, and phænomena of natural bodies, ... are exhibited and explain'd on the principles of the Newtonian philosphy, ... The whole confirmed by experiments, and illustrated with copper-plates. ... By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: 1743- Books
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Syllabus of a course of lectures on the most interesting parts of mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity, and astronomy. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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Syllabus of a course of lectures on the most interesting parts of mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity, and astronomy. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- Books
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The description and use of a pocket-case of mathematical or drawing instruments: Containing, Particularly, A familiar Explanation of the Use of the Protractor, Plain Scale, Sector, Gunter's Scales, Marquoi's Parallel Scales, and the Proportional Compasses; with several Examples in Trigonometry, Arithmetic, &c. Together with plain Instructions for making several Kinds of Sun-Dials. Illustrated by copper-plates.
Meredith, Nicholas.Date: [1791]- Books
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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...
Vial de Sainbel, Charles, 1753-1793.Date: [1796]- Books
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A catalogue of the experiments in Mr. Desaguliers's course.
Desaguliers, J. T. (John Theophilus), 1683-1744.Date: 1713?]- Books
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Dr. Gregory's Elements of catoptrics and dioptrics. Translated from the Latin original, with a large supplement, by William Browne, M. D. To which is added, An Appendix, By J. T. Desaguliers, LL. D. F. R. S. containing, An Account of the Reflecting Telescopes; and of the Inventors, Improvers, and Imitators of them, till they were brought to Perfection by John Hadley, Esq; Vice-President of the Royal Society. With Original Letters which passed between Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. James Gregory, relating thereunto. Now First Published.
Gregory, David, 1659-1708.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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Sir Isaac Newton's theory of light and colours, and his principle of attraction, made familiar to the ladies in several entertainments. In two volumes. Translated from the original Italian of Signor Algarotti. ...
Algarotti, Francesco, 1712-1764.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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The description and use of a case of mathematical instruments; particularly of all the lines contained on the plain scale, the Sector, the Gunter, and the Proportional Compasses, with a practical application, Exemplified in many useful Cases of Geometry, and Plain and Spherical Trigonometry The whole illustrated by copper-plate figures. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: 1800?]- Books
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Description and use of the patent military and naval telescope, for measuring distances and the extension of objects at sight; by means of a new micrometrical adjustment. Dedicated BY Permission To His Royal Highness the Duke of York. Invented by C. Rand.
Rand, Cater.Date: [1799]- Books
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Directions for the use of Hadley's quadrant, with remarks on the construction of that instrument. With considerable corrections and additions. By the Reverend Mr. Ludlam, Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Ludlam, William, 1717-1788.Date: [1790]- Books
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Mathesis juvenilis: or a course of mathematicks for young students, ... Made English from the Latin of Jo. Christopher Sturmius, ... By George Vaux, M.D. In three volumes. ...
Sturm, Johann Christophorus, 1635-1703.Date: 1708-09