Horological disquisitions, discovering the true nature of time. Or, the reasons why all days from noon to noon are not alike twenty-four hours long. With Tables of Equation, that shew the different Length of all Natural Days, and Newer and Better Rules than any that have been yet made Publick, for the most Exact and Nice Adjusting of Pendulum Clocks and Watches. The second edition, much corrected, and many new particulars added. By John Smith, C. M. To which are annexed the best Rules for the Right Ordering and Use of Quicksilver and Spirit Weather Glasses; and Mr. Sam. Watson's Rule for Adjusting a Pendulum Clock by the Fixed Stars.
- Smith, John, active 1673-1680.
- Date:
- 1708
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for John Nicholson at the King's-Arms, and John Sprint at the Bell, in Little-Britain, 1708.
Physical description
[10],93,[1]p.,tables ; 80.
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References note
ESTC T98438
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.