18 results filtered with: Astronomical models
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A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.
Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751.Date: [1758]Reference: 566203i- Books
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The use of a new orrery, Made and Described by James Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By J. Harris.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]- Books
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Companion to The planispherical planetarium: to which is prefixed an Elementary Introduction to the Sciences of Astronomy and Geography: In a concise and comprehensive Treatise on the Solar System. Forming a Preparatory Assistant to the Study of the Globes. Adapted to the Abilities and designed for the Instruction of Youth.
Watson, F. B.Date: 1797- Books
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The description and use of both the globes, the armillary sphere, and orrery, exemplified in a large and select variety of problems in astronomy, geography, dialling, navigation, spherical trigonometry, chronology, &c. Also, A New Construction of each Globe, by an Apparatus exhibiting the Phaenomena of the Earth and Heavens exactly as they are, and adapting the same to every Age of the World. The second edition corrected, and enlarged with the Addition of many useful Subjects; and an appendix of chronology, or the Doctrine of Time. The whole embellished with five copper plates of the Instruments, &c. By Benj. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: [1773?]- Books
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Description of a new astronomical rotula, for shewing the rising and setting of the sun, moon, and stars, with the place of the moon's node, and the mean time of new and full moons, ... made on the same construction, and serving to illustrate and explain his new invented astronomical clocks and watches.
Margetts, George, 1748-1804.Date: 1790?]- Books
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The description and uses of the celestial and terrestrial globes; and of Collins's pocket quadrant by John. Harris, M. A. and F. R. S.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.Date: MDCCIII. [1703]- Books
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A dissertation upon the phænomena of the harvest moon. Also, the description and use of a new four-wheel'd orrery, and an essay upon the moon's turning round her own axis. By James Ferguson.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: 1747- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, By way of Introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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An introduction to the use of the globes, and the orrery: also, the application of astronomy to chronology; In which are contained Rules and Memorial Canons for finding the Dominical Letter, Leap-Year, Epact, Easter, &c. according to the Gregorian Account or New Style; with an Explication of the Reason of each Rule. Adapted to The Instruction and Entertainment of such Persons as are not previously versed in Mathematic Science. With an appendix, Attempting to explain the Account of the First and Fourth, Days Work of Creation in the First Chapter of Genesis. By David Jennings, D.D.
Jennings, David, 1691-1762.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
Illustrating the phaenomena : celestial cartography in antiquity and the Middle Ages / Elly Dekker.
Dekker, Elly.Date: 2013- Books
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The description and use of a new portable orrery; on a most simple construction, representing in two parts-the motions, and phænomena of the planetary system; But more particularly the Motions of the Earth and Moon, round the Sun, from whence the Nature and Causes of the vicissitudes of the Seasons, Days, and Nights, Solar and Lunar Eclipses, &c. are clearly explained. To which is prefixed, A short Account of the Solar System, or the true System of the World. The second edition, enlarged, with an Account of the New discovered Planet, called the Georgium Sidus, and embellished with a new copper plate of the instrument. By William Jones, Mathematical Instrument maker.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefix'd by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system ... To which is added ... an appendix containing the description ... of the armillary sphere / by Joseph Harris.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.Date: 1783- Books
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The description and use of the globes and the orrery. To which is prefix'd, By Way of Introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris, Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XL. [1740]- Books
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris, Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The description and uses of the celestial and terrestrial globes, and of Collins's pocket-quadrant / By John Harris.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.Date: 1710- Books
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An introduction to the use of the globes, and the orrery: as also the application of astronomy to chronology, in which are contained Rules and Memorial Canons for finding the Dominical Letter, Leap-Year, Epact, Easter, &c. according to the Gregorian Account or New Style, with an Explication of the Reason of each Rule. Adapted to the Instruction and Entertainment of such Persons as are not previously versed in Mathematic Science. With an appendix, Attempting to explain the Account of the First and Fourth Days Work of Creation in the First Chapter of Genesis. By David Jennings, D.D.
Jennings, David, 1691-1762.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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A companion to the synopsis of the universe, or descriptive guide to the plates exhibiting the northern and southern sideral hemispheres, as forming concaves over the solar system Whose Integral Planets are delineated in their Positions for the 21st day of June 1798, with the Places of their Nodes, the Inclination of their Axis, the Obliquities of their Orbits, &c. exemplified by Delineation, together with a summary account of the comet which appeared in the summer 1797, with the same laid down in its Situation on the 22d of August. By the author of The planispherical planetarium.
Watson, F. B.Date: 1798