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New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. A Near Fine copy in blue hard covers lettered in gold of this facsimile reprint of the 1674 edition. No dust jacket.
A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography Or an Easie and Speedy Way to Know the Use of Both the Globes, Celestial and Terrestrial in Six Books. by Moxon, Joseph - 1968
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A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography Or an Easie and Speedy Way to Know the Use of Both the Globes, Celestial and Terrestrial in Six Books.
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New York: Burt Franklin, 1968 Hardback 157mm x 234mm tall approx. Pp [10], 271 + 1p adverts, with frontispiece and text figures. Published as a facsimile of the 1674 Edition. Fine, in the original turquoise boards/gilt spine title. As well as treating with navigation, astronomy and geography, there is much on gnomonics.. First Edition Thus. Fine.
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- Keywords Sceats Noisbn Science Astronomy Facsimile Sundial Sundials Dialling Gnomonics Astrology Stars Trigonometry Navigation Globes Hydrography Scientific Instruments Hydrography
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A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography, or An Easie and Speedy Way to Know the Use of both the Globes Celestial and Terrestrial
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New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. Facsimile Reprint. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Blue cloth boards lettered in gilt. Light shelf-wear. Near Fine.
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A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography. Or, an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the Globes, Coelestial [celestial] and Terrestrial. In Six Books… with an appendix on the use of the Ptolomaick Sphere.
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A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie. Or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, coelestial and terrestrial. In six books. The first teaching the rudiments of astronomie and geographie. The shewing by the globe; the solution of 2. Astronomical and geographical prob. 3. Problemes in navigation. 4. Astrological problemes. 5. Gnomonical problemes. 6. Trigonometrical problemes. More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blæw, or any others that have taught the use of the globes; and that so plainly and methodically that the meanest capacity may at first reading apprehend it, and with a little practice grow expert in these divine sciences. With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The second edition, corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon, hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the c
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London: Printed by Joesph Moxon, 1670. Second edition, corrected and enlarged, [8], 242, [8], 40pp., additional engraved title in Latin with allegorical border, laid-down with two closed tears to fore-edge, title lightly stained with a couple of marginal chips, some general age-toning, engravings and woodcuts in the text including one full page, orig. calf, rebacked, joints rubbed, head of spine chipped. Joseph Moxon (1627–1691) established himself as a printer and globe and instrument maker in London. After visiting Amsterdam to study printing, Moxon brought back W. J. Blaeu's handbook of globes, then just published, and translated it into English as "A tutor to astronomy and geography" in 1659. The work was superseded when Moxon published a totally new handbook in 1659, "A tutor to astronomie and geographie". This work was specially designed for an English market rather than Dutch, and became Moxon's most popular work relating to globes. This second edition is…
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A tutor to astronomie and geographie: or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, colestial and terrestrial.: In six books. The first teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. The 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. shewing by the globes the solution of astronomical & geographical probl. Problemes in navigation. Astrological problemes. Gnomonical problemes. Spherical triangl
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London, Printed by Joseph Moxon: and sold at his shop on Corn-hill, at the signe of Atlas, , 1659.. 1659 4to. [16], 224, 40 p. First edition. Additional engraved title page and engravings in the text. Contemporary blind ruled calf binding with the loss of a small piece of leather from the fore edge of both boards. The blank fore edge of the engraved title page is neatly repaired and the recto of that leaf is filled by pen trials and the signatures of three early owners. Occasional signs of use and the lower corner of the final leaf repaired, affecting three letters of the last word. The text is loosely based on Part 2 of: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. ESTC R23159. A second edition whch is far nore common appeared in 1670.
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