A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or, an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial : In six books. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others ... With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The fifth edition corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the Cœlestial globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy.
- Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691
- Date:
- MDCXCVIII. [1698]
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Also known as
Tutor to astronomie and geographie
Easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial.
Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam vel usus globi, cælestis quam terrestris.
Publication/Creation
London : printed for Joseph Moxon, at the sign of Atlas in Warwick-Lane, MDCXCVIII. [1698]
Physical description
6 unnumbered pages, 271 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (port.) : illustrations
Contributors
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) M3026A.
Notes
Frontis. = portrait of the author, with Latin title: Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam vel usus globi, cælestis quam terrestris.
A different text from "A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to understand the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial" (Wing B3109) by Willem Janszoon Blaeu.
With a catalogue and an index.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1973:17) s1999 miun s