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The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 3...

The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 3...

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The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 30 min. viz. London [electronic resource] : Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Recreation. And a table shewing the distance of each hour-line from the meridian, upon all horizontal-dials. Likewise, Arithmetical, Spot, Concave, Convex, Instrumental, Reflex, Cylindrical Dialling. With The manner of Ornamenting these several sorts of Dialling with all Useful Furniture; and how to Cut the five Regular Bodies, and two others, one of twelve Rhombs, and the other of thirty. The second edition, with additions. By John Good, Teacher of Mathematicks. .

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The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 30 min. viz. London [electronic resource] : Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Recreation. And a table shewing the distance of each hour-line from the meridian, upon all horizontal-dials. Likewise, Arithmetical, Spot, Concave, Convex, Instrumental, Reflex, Cylindrical Dialling. With The manner of Ornamenting these several sorts of Dialling with all Useful Furniture; and how to Cut the five Regular Bodies, and two others, one of twelve Rhombs, and the other of thirty. The second edition, with additions. By John Good, Teacher of Mathematicks. .

Publisher

London : printed and sold by J. Robinson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard: R. Mount, on Tower-Hill: J. Taylor, in Pater-Noster-Row: and at the author's-house in Seething Lane. 1711. Enter'd in the Hall-Book, April the 7th, 1711.

Uniform title

Multum in parvo.

Date

1711.

Record Identifier

74VvApoOzGzd

MMS ID

991013451389702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[8],184p., plates ; 8°.

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Publisher

London : printed and sold by J. Robinson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard: R. Mount, on Tower-Hill: J. Taylor, in Pater-Noster-Row: and at the author's-house in Seething Lane. 1711. Enter'd in the Hall-Book, April the 7th, 1711.

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England

Date Published

1711.

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The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 30 min. viz. London [electronic resource] : Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Recreation. And a table she...

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Braces in imprint.

First published with the title: 'Multum in parvo'.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

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.

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74VvApoOzGzd

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MMS ID

991013451389702626