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Practical navigation; or an introduction to the whole art, Containing many useful Geometrical Definitions and Problems; The Doctrine of Plain and Spherical Triangles; Plain Mercator, and Great-Circle-Sailing; Sundry useful Problems in Astronomy; The Use of Instruments; The Azimuth-Compass, and Ring-Dial, The Fore-Staff, Quadrant, and Nocturnal; The Plain Scale, Gunter's Scale, Plain-Chart, Mercator's Chart, both Globes, and Virtues of the Loadstone. Useful Tables of the Moon's Age, of the Tides, of the Sun's Place, Declination, and Right-Ascension; of the Stars Right Ascension and Declination; The Latitude and Longitude of Places, and a Table of Miridional Parts; Likewise a new Traverse-Table, and the Use thereof in keeping a Reckoning at Sea: Also a Table of 10000 Logarithms, and of the Logarithm Sines, Tangents, and Secants. All carefully Corrected, with many useful Additions. By John Seller, Hydrographer to the King.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specifick Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe, in all its Parts and Productions; as Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluios; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies 5 and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Infects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. Illustrated with twenty-six copper-plates. By Benj. Martin, [greek text]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
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The english pilot. The fourth book. Describing the West-India navigation, from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones. Particularly Delineating The Sea-Coasts, Capes, Head-Lands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Straits, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage With all the Islands therein, as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbados, Antigua, Bermudas, Porto-Rico, and the rest of the Caribbee and Bahama Islands Also A New Description of Newsound-Land, New-England, New-York, East and West New Jersey, Dellevar-Bay, Virginia, Mary Land and Carolina, &c. Shewing The Courses and Distances from one Place to another, the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, the Setting of the Tides and Currens, &c. With many other Things necessary to be known in Navigation. The whole being much enlarged and corrected, with the additions of several new charts and descriptions, not published before this edition. By the information of divers able navigators of our own and other nations.
Date: MDCCXXIX [1729]- Books
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A reply to Mr John James's Review of the several pamphlets and schemes, That have been offer'd To the Publick, for the Building of a Bridge at Westminster; wherein his many Absurdities are detected, and the Manner of Measuring and Calculating the Quantity and Weight of Materials in all Kinds of Arches, explain'd. By which 'tis evident, That Mr. James is absolutely a Stranger to so much Geometry as is needful to come at the Measures of the Quantities of Materials to be imploy'd in such a Work, &c. And that a semicircular Stone Arch of 120 Feet in Diameter, has not so great a Pressure on its Base, as many Publick Buildings in this Kingdom have on theirs. Also, The Nature of the Tides, and Fall of Water at London Bridge, fully Explained. The Whole Exemplify'd by Geometrical Diagrams, and New Designs; demonstrating the Nature and Easy Performance of so great a Work. By B. Langley.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The english pilot. The fourth book. Describing the West-India navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones. Particularly Delineating The Sea-Coasts, Capes, Head-Lands, Rivers, Bays, Roads, Havens, Harbours, Streights, Rocks, Sands, Shoals, Banks, Depths of Water, and Anchorage. With All the Islands therein, as Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Barbadoes Bermudoes, Porto Rico, and the rest of the Carribe and Bahama Islands. Also A New Description of Newfound-Land, New-England, New-York, East and West New-Jerzey, Dellewar-Bay, Virginia, Mary-Land, and Carrolina, &c. Shewing The Courses and Distances from one Place to another, the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, the Setting of the Tides and Currents, &c. With many other things Necessary to be known in Navigation. The whole being very much enlarged and corrected, with the additions of several new charts and descriptions, not before publish'd. By the information of divers able navigators of our own and other nations.
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or, natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specific Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe in all its Parts and Productions: As Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluids; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies; and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. By Benj. Martin, [greek text]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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A description of the Western Islands of Scotland. Containing a full account of their situation, extent, soils, product, harbours, Bays, Tides, Anchoring Places, and Fisheries. The Ancient and Modern Government, Religion and Customs of the Inhabitants, particularly of their Druids, Heathen Temples, Monasteries, Churches, Chappels, Antiquities, Monuments, Forts, Caves, and other Curiosities of Art and Nature. Of their Admirable and Expeditious way of Curing most Diseases by Simples of their own Product. A Particular Account of the Second Sight, or Faculty of foreseeing things to come, by way of Vision, so common among them. A Brief Hint of Methods to Improve Trade in that Country, both by Sea and Land. With a new map of the whole, describing the Harbours, Anchoring Places, and dangerous Rocks, for the benefit of Sailers. To which is added a Brief Description of the Isles of Orkney, and Schetland. To which is added a brief description of the Isles of Orkney, and Schetland. By M. Martin, gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: 1703- Books
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A dissertation on rivers and tides. Intended to demonstrate in general the effect of bridges, cuttings, removing of shoals and imbankments; and to investigate in particular the consequences of such works on the river Thames Respectfully Addressed to the Right Honourable William Beckford, Esq; Lord Mayor of London, Conservator of the River Thames. By Robert Erskine, engineer, &c.
Erskine, Robert, 1735-1780.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1752. Being Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5701. And the 60th of our Deliverance by K. William. from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 56th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contain'd all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motion of the Planets, with their Various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets and fixed Stars, Illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also Philosophical Dissertations on the Computation of Time, Creation and Stellary Influence. To which is prefix'd, The Protestant Remembrancer being an account of the Wicked, Horrid, Popish Plots against the Protestants. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1752]- Books
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specifick Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe, in all its Parts and Productions; as Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluids; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies; and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. The fourth edition, with alterations, corrections, and very large additions by way of notes. By Benj. Martin, [greek text]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: 1753- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1755. Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5704. And the 63d of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 59th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contain'd all Things fitting and useful for such Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motion of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also a Vindication of Stellary Influence; with two Exemplary Nativities, shewing the Power of the Stars, and Verity of Astrology. To which is prefix'd, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1755]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1757. Being the first after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5706. And the 65th of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 61st from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contained all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motions of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also a Vindication of Stellary Influence; with two Exemplary Nativities, shewing the Power of the Stars, and Verity of Astrology. To which is prefixed, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1757]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1760. Being the Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5709. And the 68th of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 64th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contained all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, a an Ephemeris of the Daily Motions of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break, Increase and Decrease, of Days, Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches for several Latitudes, a Chronology, Remarks on the Divisions of the Heavens, a Nativity, &c. &c. The like not extant. To which is prefixed, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1760]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1753. Being the First after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5702. And the 61st of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 57th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contain'd all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motion of the Planets with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions. Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also a Vindication of Steliary Influence; with two Exemplary Nativities, shewing the Power of the Stars, and Verity of Astrology. To which is prefix'd, The Protestant Remembrance. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1753]- Books
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specifick Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe, in all its Parts and Productions; as Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluids; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies; and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. The fifth edition, with alterations, corrections, and very large additions, by way of notes. By Benj. Martin, [greek]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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The modern navigator's compleat tutor: or, a treatise of the whole art of navigation in its theory and practice. Containing I. Domestick or Coasting Navigation, Sundry Notes of the Moon's Motions, Calender, Tides, &c. II. Theoretical Navigation, by various Methods, viz. Geometrical, Logarithmetical, Tabular, and by the Pen only (without Tables or Instruments.) Together with Practical Astronomy, the Description, Construction, and Use of the Plain and Mercator's Charts, and other Nautical Instruments, &c. III. Practical Navigation; the Application of the Theory to Practice, in keeping a Sea-Journal, the working a Day's Log at Sea, in all Cases whatever (with Rational Corrections:) Illustrated with full, proper, and practical Examples of the same. The whole more amply and plainly demonstrated, than in any Treatise of this kind extant. To which are added, All Necessary Tables Nautical and Astronomical, for the Mariner's Practice by Inspection. Also an Appendix, Touching pleasant and critical Questions in Navigation; with divers other things both Curious and Useful in this Art. Part I. By Joshua Kelly, Mariner, and Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Kelly, Joshua.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]-34- Books
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or, natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specific Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibiteth a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars,&c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe, in all its Parts and Productions; as Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluids; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies; and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. The seventh edition, with alterations, corrections, and very large additions, by way of notes. By Benj. Martin, [greek text]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1762. Being the second after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5711. And the 70th of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 66th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot Wherein is contained all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motions of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break, Increase and Decrease, of Days, Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches for several Latitudes, a Chronology, Remarks on the Divisions of the Heavens, a Nativity, &c. &c. The like not extant. To which is prefixed, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1762]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1754. Being the Second after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5703. And the 62d of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 58th from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contain'd all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motion of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides. Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break of Day, &c. Also a Vindication of Stellary Influence; with two Exemplary Nativities, shewing the Power of the Stars, and Verity of Astrology. To which is prefix'd, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1754]- Books
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Merlinus liberatus. Being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1759. Being the third after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. And from the Creation of the World, according to the best History, 5708. And the 67th of our Deliverance by K. William from Popery, and Arbitrary Government. But the 63d from the Horrid, Popish, High-Church, Jacobite Plot. Wherein is contained all Things fitting and useful for such a Work, as an Ephemeris of the Daily Motions of the Planets, with their various Configurations, Aspects, Conjunctions, Lunations, Eclipses, Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological Observations, the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and fixed Stars, illustrated with Tables of the Tides, Terms, and Daily Equation of Clocks, Length and Break, Increase and Decrease, of Days, Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches for several Latitudes, a Chronology, Remarks on the Divisions of the Heavens, a Nativity, &c. &c. The like not extant. To which is prefixed, The Protestant Remembrancer. Calculated for the Meridian of London, Whose Longitude Latitude is 24 51 Degrees 20 32 Minutes. By John Partridge.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715.Date: [1759]- Books
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The philosophical grammar; being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or natural philosophy. In four parts. Part I. Somatology, treateth of the universal Nature and Properties of Matter, or Substance, and the specifick Qualities of natural Bodies. Part II. Cosmology, exhibitech a general View of the Universe, and its great constituent Parts; the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, fixed Stars, &c. Part III. Aerology, compriseth the Philosophy of the Atmosphere, shewing the wonderful Nature and Properties of the Air, Wind, Meteors, and other Phaenomena therein. Part IV. Geology, containeth a Philosophical View of the terraqueous Globe, in all its Parts and Productions; as Minerals, Metals, Stones, &c. The Laws of Fluids; the Sea, its Tides, &c. Of Rivers, Springs, &c. Of Vegetation, and the Nature of Plants, Trees, &c. Of the Parts of animal Bodies; and a Survey of the Nature of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Shell-Animals, &c. The sixth edition, with alterations, corrections, and very large additions, by way of notes. By Benj. Martin, [Greek]
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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The perpetual calculator: or, time's universal standard. In three parts. I. A plain and easy Introduction to Chronology since its last Improvement, containing an historical Account of the Old and New Stile, with plausible Reasons for changing the same. Rules for finding the Age and Change of the Moon, and whatever depends thereon, for ever. II. An Account of the Solar System, explaining the Laws and Means whereby the Planets are preserved in their Orbits: The Cause of Eclipses, and how to calculate them perpetually: A Synopsis of Comets, shewing how to predict the Appearance of four remarkable ones: A Synopsis of Astronomy, with Rules for discovering the Motions of the Celestial Bodies, how to acquire their Magnitudes, periodical Revolutions, diurnal Motions, Distances, &c. Invention of the Zodiac: Rules for the Equation of Time, &c. III. Pneumatics and Hydrostatics, or the Science of Fluids displayed; containing the Doctrine of Tides, Generation of Meteors, and Changes of the Weather. To which is annexed, an Appendix, Containing, Several useful Articles relative to those important Sciences. By R. Wetherald, philomath.
Wetherald, Rowland, 1727-1791.Date: 1760- Books
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A tide table shewing the (solar) times of high water, and also the heights of the tides, at the Custom-House dock-gates, Liverpool; for the year 1781. ... Published by order of the Worshipful the Mayor, ... of Liverpool. Calculated by the Rev. Mr. G. Holden, and his son, ... [To be continued yearly.]
Holden, G. (George), -1793.Date: [1781]- Books
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A dissertation on rivers and tides. Intended to demonstrate in general the effect of bridges, cuttings, removing of shoals and imbankments; and to investigate in particular the consequences of such works on the River Thames. By Robert Erskine, engineer, &c. Respectfully addressed and recommended to the consideration of the nobility, gentry, and public at large; particularly the proprietors of lands on the banks of the Thames, between Cricklade and Gravesend, with a view to the amendment of the ruinous condition of the navigation, the putting a stop to the intended lockwork between staines and London, and the usurpation of city power, in imbanking and raising paths on the side of the river, where they never were before.
Erskine, Robert, 1735-1780.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
Atmospheric radioactivity and fallout research.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Biology and Medicine.Date: 1961