18 results filtered with: Chronology - Early works to 1800
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The young gentleman's astronomy, chronology, and dialling, 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: 1718- Books
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Vox stellarum: or, a loyal almanack for the year of human redemption, 1769. ... By Francis Moore, ...
Moore, Francis, 1657-1714.Date: [1769]- Books
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A letter to the Rev. Mr. John Kennedy, In Answer to his Examination of Mr. Ferguson's Remarks (inserted in the Critical Review for May, 1763) upon Mr. Kennedy's System of Astronomical Chronology. By Mr. Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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Observations on time, sacred and prophane: Being chronographical disquisitions on the Julian and Gregorian styles; etymological notes on the names of years, months, and days. Also historical remarks on the various holy days, either fasts, or festivals in use in England; their original names, end, and use. To which are annexed tables, engraven on copper plates, with the Julian, Gregorian, and Jewish stiles parallel'd, with many other things useful for those that consult almanacks. And read foreign news. By N.B. Philomath.
N. B., Philomath.Date: 1705- Books
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The grand chronological dispute, or the question, in what century is the present year, 1800? attempted to be decided. By John Rose.
Rose, John.Date: [1800]- Books
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Numerus aureus melioribus lapillis insignitus factusque gemmeus : è thesauro anni magni, siue solis & lunæ periodi octodesexcentenari cum non antiquâ ratione calendarij: restauratore Thoma Lydyat. Editus ad rectiùs informandum iudicia & satisfaciendam de siderijs eorum, qui nouitium annum & calendarium Gregorianum nimis admirantur, ipsumque in cæteris orbis Christiani provinciis, præsertim verò in florentissimis regnis Magnæ Britanniæ, admitti impense cupiunt.
Lydiat, Thomas, 1572-1646Date: A.D. 1621 [i.e. 1622]- Books
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The young gentleman's astronomy, chronology, and dialling, Containing such Elements of the said Arts or Sciences, as are most useful and easy to be known. By Edward Wells, D. D. late Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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Miscellaneous tracts; or, select passages, historical, chronological, moral, &c. extracted from eminent authors, ancient and modern. Containing an abstract of Mr Locke's Conduct of the understanding. For the benefit of younger scholars. By Mr Alexander Simm, late School-Master at Bathgate.
Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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A short explanation of the difference between the old and new stile, And the Reason of it; illustrated by familiar instances. In a letter to a person of scrupulous conscience, about the time of keeping Christmas, according to the new-stile. To which is added, a dialogue between a clergyman and his parishioner; wherein the Reasons are given for the late Alteration of the stile by Act of Parliament. By William Parker, D. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and F. R. S.
Parker, William, 1714-1802.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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Astronomia accurata; or the royal astronomer and navigator. Containing new improvements in astronomy, chronology, and navigation. Particularly New and correct Solar and Lunar Tables; With Precepts and Examples of their Use, according to Old or New Style. The Elements of the Radical Mean Places and Motions of the Planets and Satellites. A New and Correct Catalogue of Stars. With their Right Ascensions, Declinations, and Annual Variations, (supplying the Place of Uranographia Britannica.) And Answers to Fifty-Three Astronomical Questions. Chronological Rules and Tables. Reduction of the Dates of Aeras. With Universal and Perpelual Time-Tables; serving for any Year, past, present, or to come. And Answers to many Chronological Questions. The Seaman's Ready Computer, Or New and Easy Navigation: Shewing how to keep an exact Ship's Reckoning; with Examples, according to all the Methods of Sailing in Practice, by only summing up a few Figures, taken out of Tables. Tobular Answers to all the Cases in Plain and Spherical Triangles; and to all the Cases of Sailing. An alphobetical Tide-Table: An universal Sea-Coast Table, of the Latitudes and Longitudes from Greenwich, and also the Island of Ferro, of the most remarkable Sea-Coast Places, Ports, and Harbours, lying contiguous round the World. To which are added An explanatory Comment on the Moon's Theory: An easy Method, with Examples, of computing the Lunations, and of Solar and Lunar Eclipses. And how to determine the Difference of Longitude, from the Royal Observatory, at Greenwich, by observing the Moon's Place, under any distant Meridian. With some useful Remarks and Improvements on the Motion and Theory of Comets. The whole interspersed with a Variety of necessary Tables, and Articles, subservient to the three principal Subjects. By Robert Heath, a military officer.
Heath, Robert, -1779.Date: M.DCC.LX [1760]- Books
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The young gentleman's chronology, containing such chronological elements, as are most useful and easy to be known. By Edward Wells, D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.Date: 1712- Books
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The chronological remembrancer. Being an historical register of all the remarkable battles, sieges, Treaties, Conspiracies, Invasions, Massacres, Rebellions, Tryals, Executions, Plagues, Fires, Earthquakes, Comets, Eclipses, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Coronations, preferments, deaths, and other memorable occurences, that have happened since the Creation to this Time, throughout the whole world; but more particularly Ireland and England.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The commencement of the nineteenth century, determined upon unerring principles. By Andrew Mackay, LL.D. F.R.S. Edin. &c.
MacKay, Andrew, 1758-1809.Date: 1800- Books
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The elements of useful knowledge: comprehending, among other interesting particulars, short systems of astronomy, mythology, chronology, and rehtoric; with a brief account of the trial and execution of Louis XVI. and of the Late Transactions in France. To be read in Turns with such approved Selections as are generally used in Schools; and to be chiefly committed to Memory. By the Rev. J. Adams, A. M. Author of the Elements of reading and Lectiones Selectae.
Adams, John, 1750?-1814.Date: 1793- Books
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The levellers almamack: for, the year of wonders, 1652 : Containing divers chronological notes, astrological predictions, and monethly observations, for the ensuing year. As also prognosticating, the ruine of monarchy throughout all Christendom; the time prefixed for an invasion; and the great and unparallel'd things that will happen thereupon. Likewise a description of the strange and dreadfull signes and apparitions that will be visible in the moneths of April and May next ensuing; as lighnings and thunder at Tower-hill, Westminster, and other places; sounding of trumpets, and beating of drums in the ayr: with the effect thereof: the change of governments, religion, and what it signifies[.] Together with Englands black calendar; shewing the year; moneth; and day, of the beheading of the late King, and the rest of that bed-roll.
Date: 1651- Books
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1763. January hath XXXI days.
Date: 1763]- 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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Institutionum chronologicarum libri II. Unà cum totidem arithmetices chronologicæ libellis. Per Guilielm. Beveregium, M. A. nunc Episcopum Asaphensem.
Beveridge, William, 1637-1708.Date: MDCCV. [1705]