The description and use, of the universal planispheres ; or, terrestrial and celestial globes in pla...
The description and use, of the universal planispheres ; or, terrestrial and celestial globes in plano. Being compleat substitutes for a large pair of globes. With their applications, in the solutions of all the capital problems in geography, astronomy, and navigation / invented and delineated by Samuel Dunn.
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London : Printed and published (according to an Act of Parliament) for the author, and W. Owen, 1759.
Date
1759.
Call Numbers
522/D
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Language
English
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Physical content
[8], xxx, [2],159, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates (folded) : Charts, plates ; 22 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed and published (according to an Act of Parliament) for the author, and W. Owen, 1759.
Edition
2nd ed., with additions and improvements.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1759.
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The description and use, of the universal planispheres ; or, terrestrial and celestial globes in plano. Being compleat substitutes for a large pair of globes. With their applications, in the solutions of all the capital problems in geography, astronomy, and navigation / invented and delineated by Samuel Dunn.
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Includes 4 pages of testimonies recommending the author's system of planispheres.
With an initial imprimatur leaf.
Mitchell Library copy at 522/D: Has bookplate of Vernon Chas. Fras. Wilson, and ms. signatures inside front cover and flyleaf; some ms. annotations and corrections; mas. drawings inside back cover.
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522/D
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74VvGReAZ7PX
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991012582669702626
