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The description and uses of Barston's new-invented universal astronomical quadrant, [electronic reso...

The description and uses of Barston's new-invented universal astronomical quadrant, [electronic reso...

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The description and uses of Barston's new-invented universal astronomical quadrant, [electronic resource] : which appears from authentick certificates transmitted to the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty, to excel all others in navigation; and from repeated experiments of able astronomers, &c. to be more serviceable in astronomy, surveying of land, and dialling, than any other hitherto Invented.

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The description and uses of Barston's new-invented universal astronomical quadrant, [electronic resource] : which appears from authentick certificates transmitted to the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty, to excel all others in navigation; and from repeated experiments of able astronomers, &c. to be more serviceable in astronomy, surveying of land, and dialling, than any other hitherto Invented.

Publisher

London : printed: and sold by T. Cox at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange: and J. Turner at the Sign of the Quadrant and Dial in Hatton-Garden, M,D.CCXL. [1740]

Date

M,D.CCXL. [1740]

Record Identifier

74VvBvlA446X

MMS ID

991016377889702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

32p.,plate ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed: and sold by T. Cox at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange: and J. Turner at the Sign of the Quadrant and Dial in Hatton-Garden, M,D.CCXL. [1740]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M,D.CCXL. [1740]

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Access Conditions

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

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Full title

The description and uses of Barston's new-invented universal astronomical quadrant, [electronic resource] : which appears from authentick certificates transmitted to the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty, to excel all others in navigation; and from repeated experiments of able astronomers, &c. to be more serviceable in astronomy, surveyin...

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Notes

General note

Price from imprint: Price 6 d.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Citation / References Note

ESTC T186472.

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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Record Identifier

74VvBvlA446X

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvBvlA446X

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MMS ID

991016377889702626