The use of the mathematical instrument, called a quadrant: with which plainly and easily to know the exact height and distance of any steeple, Tree, or House, &c. Also to know the Hour of the Day by it; the Height of the Sun, Moon, or Stars; and to know the Time of the Sun-Rising and Setting; and the Length of every Day in the Year: The Place of the Sun in the Ecliptick, the Azimuth, Right Ascension, and Declination of the Sun; with many other necessary and delightful Conclusions. Perform'd very readily. As also the Use of a Nocturnal; whereby you may learn to know the Stars in Heaven, and the Hour of the Night by them. With many other delightful Operations.
- W.P.
- Date:
- 1717
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for Dan. Midwinter at the Three Crowns in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1717.
Physical description
47,[1]p. : ill ; 80.
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Edition
The seventh edition, wherein the mistakes in the former are corrected.
References note
ESTC T69369
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.