Log in to save to my catalogue

The longitude at sea, [electronic resource] : not to be found by firing guns, nor by the Most Curiou...

The longitude at sea, [electronic resource] : not to be found by firing guns, nor by the Most Curiou...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4p7avrpZ

The longitude at sea, [electronic resource] : not to be found by firing guns, nor by the Most Curious Spring-Clocks or Watches. But the only true method for discovering that valuable secret by the sun, moon or stars, and an Exact Time-Keeper, with such Necessary Improvements, as have not yet been Describ'd by any other Person; and (with respect to the Term of any Ordinary Voyage) may properly be call'd a Perpetual Motion. Now Humbly Proposed, To the Consideration of the Publick, by Case Billingsley.

About this item

Full title

The longitude at sea, [electronic resource] : not to be found by firing guns, nor by the Most Curious Spring-Clocks or Watches. But the only true method for discovering that valuable secret by the sun, moon or stars, and an Exact Time-Keeper, with such Necessary Improvements, as have not yet been Describ'd by any other Person; and (with respect to the Term of any Ordinary Voyage) may properly be call'd a Perpetual Motion. Now Humbly Proposed, To the Consideration of the Publick, by Case Billingsley.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London : printed for Richard Mount, and Company, on Tower-Hill, and John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, 1714.

Date

1714.

Record Identifier

74Vv4p7avrpZ

MMS ID

991015364769702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

28p. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for Richard Mount, and Company, on Tower-Hill, and John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, 1714.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1714.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

More information

Alternative Titles

Full title

The longitude at sea, [electronic resource] : not to be found by firing guns, nor by the Most Curious Spring-Clocks or Watches. But the only true method for discovering that valuable secret by the sun, moon or stars, and an Exact Time-Keeper, with such Necessary Improvements, as have not yet been Describ'd by any other Person; and (with respect to...

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

With a half-title.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74Vv4p7avrpZ

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4p7avrpZ

Other Identifiers

MMS ID

991015364769702626