Time's telescope, universal and perpetual, fitted for all countries and capacities. Containing perpetual tables fitted to the old and new stile; shewing the movable and fixed feasts, the rising and setting of the sun and moon; and how to find the moon's place at any time proposed: also the changes and eclipses calculated for thirty years; with rules to find them for ever, according to the middle motion of the sun and moon. Also the magnitudes and distances of the planets; and a brief discourse of all kinds of meteors, or appearances in the heavens; natural prognosticks of the weather: with a general view of the four parts of the world. To the whole is added, a short description of time, and how it ought to be redeem'd / By Duncan Campbell.

  • Campbell, Duncan.
Date:
1734
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Credit: Time's telescope, universal and perpetual, fitted for all countries and capacities. Containing perpetual tables fitted to the old and new stile; shewing the movable and fixed feasts, the rising and setting of the sun and moon; and how to find the moon's place at any time proposed: also the changes and eclipses calculated for thirty years; with rules to find them for ever, according to the middle motion of the sun and moon. Also the magnitudes and distances of the planets; and a brief discourse of all kinds of meteors, or appearances in the heavens; natural prognosticks of the weather: with a general view of the four parts of the world. To the whole is added, a short description of time, and how it ought to be redeem'd / By Duncan Campbell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To find the Roman Indiffiion* ADD 3 to Year of our Lord ; divide the Sum ny *$5the Rem a nder is the Number of Inditfio'ny «*nd the (quotient Chews how many Years fince Tribute was paid to trie Komans : For once in 15 Years, all thole Nations that were under their Monarchy, paid them Tribute. ' ' r Example. Add 3 to this prelent Year 1754,which makes 7747, divided by 15? gives in the Quotiant 115, Multiplied by if, gives 1725,Years fince Tribute was firft paid • the Remainder is 12, Years fince Tribute was iaft paid. See the Work. *5>7?7(n5 2 5 25 *S 3? IS The Table, Pages 21, and 22, (hew the Number of Direction in both Accounts forever. T o find M'Jhr, Subtract the Epa6l of the Year propos5d, it jc be under 28J from 47 ; bur T the Dpa<a be 28, or 29, lubtradl it from n 7, the Remain¬ der is Eafter Limit } which if it be left than 52, it is in March ^ ii it be above Rem.^2 21, insspril: The next Sunday after the Limit thus found, is Eafter-day. * Example. The Lpaci for 171.4'.. 2S lubtrafted from 47, there remains 41; iubtradf from 41531, the Number of Days in March3 there remains ^o. Now look in the Table, Pag. 4, and 5, and v ou’J) find the next Sunday after the 10th of April to fall on the 14th of tne fame Month. Example 2. The Epacl for 1746. is 28, Subtra&ed from 77. there remains 49 • from which take 31, there remains 8, R iper L’mit in April j which L»ay tails on Sunday, and next Sunday after is Eafter-Day, April 2 ?. ite ;v*r 74’/ the is *3, the Limit 24, Rafter