9 results filtered with: Dialing - Early works to 1800
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[A treatise of gnomonicks, or] dialling. ... Done into English, and amended in several places, by J. T. Desaguliers ...
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717.Date: 1712- Books
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A description & use of a large quadrant, contrived and made by H. Sutton : Accomodated with various lines, for the easie resolving of all astronomical, geometrical, and gnomonical problems, for working of proportions, and for finding the hour universally. Whereunto is added, The description and use of a geodætical scheme, and gnomonical instrument: the first shewing (by inspection) the dimensions of all geometrical bodies: the other is applied to gnomonical uses. Published by R. Morden.
Sutton, Henry (Mathematical instrument maker)Date: 1669- Books
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A plain declaration of the vulgar new heavens flatform : serving not onely fore this age, but also fore the future age of 100 years.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742Date: [1679]- 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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The sector on a quadrant, or A treatise containing the description and use of four several quadrants two small ones and two great ones, each rendred many wayes, both general and particular : Each of them accomodated for dyalling; for the resolving of all proportions instrumentally; and for the ready finding the hour and azimuth universally in the equal limbe. Of great use to seamen and practitioners in the mathematicks. Written by John Collins accountant philomath. Also An appendix touching reflected dyalling from a glass placed at any reclination.
Collins, John, 1625-1683Date: 1659- Books
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Leybourn's dialling improv'd or, the whole art perform'd, I. Geometrically: By Scale and Compasses, by projecting the Sphere upon the Plain, whereby the Reasons of the Operations are demonstrated. II. Arithmetically: By Sines and Tangents. Also, How to describe all necessary Furniture for Sun-Dials, as the Sun's Place and Declination; with the Babylonish, Italick, and Jewish Hours, and the Point of the Compass the Sun is upon at any Time of the Day; and to make Dials to give the Time of the Day at any Place proposed, in any Part of the World. With Reflective Dialling: Shewing how to make a Dial that shall give the true Hour of the Day, where the Sun cannot shine. To which is now added, instrumental dialling: by the lines of hours, and Inclination upon the Scales, and likewise mechanick dialling, whereby any Person may, without Mathematicks, make a Dial upon any Plain; with the Manner of ordering Oyl, and Colours, for painting Sun-Dials. Concluding with tables ready calculated for all latitudes and declinations, for the more expeditious drawing the hour-lines upon any plain. By Henry Wilson.
Wilson, Henry, 1673-1741.Date: 1721- Books
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Index horarius in tres libros distributus : quo construendorum horologiorum præcepta, non traduntur modo, sed etiam demonstrantur. Huic adjuncta est nova & facilis ratio mensurandi agros. Authore J. M.
Marcus, JoannesDate: MDCLXXI. [1662]- Books
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The description and use of the universall quadrat : By which is performed, with great expedition, the whole doctrine of triangles, both plain and sphericall, two severall wayes with ease and exactness. Also the resolution of such propositions as are most usefull in astronomie, navigation, and dialling. By which is also performed the proportioning of lines and superficies: the measuring of all manner of land, board, glasse; timber, stone. &c. / By Thomas Stirrup, Philomathemat.
Stirrup, ThomasDate: 1655- Books
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The young gentleman's dialling, containing such elements of the said art, 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