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A new sett of logarithmic solar tables, [electronic resource] : calculated and constructed for deter...

A new sett of logarithmic solar tables, [electronic resource] : calculated and constructed for deter...

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A new sett of logarithmic solar tables, [electronic resource] : calculated and constructed for determining the latitude at sea, by Taking two Altitudes either in the Forenoon or Afternoon, with the intermediate Time by a common Watch; and that with Ease and Accuracy, independent of the Sun's Meridional Altitude. This Most Excellent and Useful Performance, does not only produce the true Latitude at any Time between Nine O'Clock in the Morning, and Three in the Afternoon; but also gives the true Time of the Day, when the greatest Altitude was taken to thirty Seconds by the Tables; and if a greater Degree of Accuracy is required, the same may be done by taking Proportional Parts. Whence the Sun's true Azimuth may be determined by One single Proportion.

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A new sett of logarithmic solar tables, [electronic resource] : calculated and constructed for determining the latitude at sea, by Taking two Altitudes either in the Forenoon or Afternoon, with the intermediate Time by a common Watch; and that with Ease and Accuracy, independent of the Sun's Meridional Altitude. This Most Excellent and Useful Performance, does not only produce the true Latitude at any Time between Nine O'Clock in the Morning, and Three in the Afternoon; but also gives the true Time of the Day, when the greatest Altitude was taken to thirty Seconds by the Tables; and if a greater Degree of Accuracy is required, the same may be done by taking Proportional Parts. Whence the Sun's true Azimuth may be determined by One single Proportion.

Publisher

London : printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page, and Son, on Tower-Hill, 1759.

Date

1759.

Record Identifier

74VvQ7AQoM2Z

MMS ID

991014489279702626

Language

English

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Physical content

31,[1]p. : ill. ; 4°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page, and Son, on Tower-Hill, 1759.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1759.

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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

A new sett of logarithmic solar tables, [electronic resource] : calculated and constructed for determining the latitude at sea, by Taking two Altitudes either in the Forenoon or Afternoon, with the intermediate Time by a common Watch; and that with Ease and Accuracy, independent of the Sun's Meridional Altitude. This Most Excellent and Useful Perfo...

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Notes

General note

Edited by Richard Harrison.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T112255.

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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74VvQ7AQoM2Z

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MMS ID

991014489279702626