A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or, an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestial [sic]. In six books. ... More fully and amply than hath been set forth, either by Gemna [sic] Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes: ... With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The fifth edition, corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the cœlestical globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress, and augmentation of astronomy.
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- A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or, an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestial [sic]. In six books. ... More fully and amply than hath been set forth, either by Gemna [sic] Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes: ... With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The fifth edition, corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the cœlestical globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress, and augmentation of astronomy.
- Tutor to astronomie and geographie
- Easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, colestial and terrestial Easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, colestial and terrestrial
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London: printed for W. Hawes at the Rose in Ludgate-street, 1699.
- Publication year
- 1699-1699
- ESTC No.
- R30530
- Grub Street ID
- 113368
- Description
- [6], 271, [9] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port., tables ; 4⁰
- Note
- With frontis. portrait (plate) of author.
With 4 final contents leaves.
Loosely based on Part 2 of: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), M3027