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  An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes

Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes 
Subtitled "How to Navigate Using 18th Century Instruments". Adams was the mathematical instrument maker to the King of England and the optician to the Prince of Wales. Utilizing simple scientific truths, Adams describes how to find the longitude and latitutde of any location, how to ascertain the sun's declination, how to construct a sundial, how to detrmine the co-ordinates of a comet, how to plan for winter or summer solstices, and more.

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Author

Adams, George

Number of Pages

424

Format

softcover

Date

2006

ISBN

1565549481

ISBN13

9781565549487

 
Price: $30.95

 

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