A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, coelestial and terrestrial. In six books. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemna [sic] Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, 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 fourth 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 coelestial 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, coelestial and terrestrial. In six books. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemna [sic] Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, 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 fourth 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 coelestial globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy
  • Tutor to astronomie and geographie
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Imprint
London : printed by S. Roycroft, for Joseph Moxon: and sold at his shop in Ludgate Street, at the sign of Atlas, 1686.
Added name
Castlemaine, Roger Palmer, Earl of, 1634-1705, dedicatee.; Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Part 2.; Hood, Thomas, active 1582-1598. Use of the celestial globe in plano.
Publication year
1686
ESTC No.
R11899
Grub Street ID
60128
Description
[8], 271, [9] p. : ill., port., tables ; 4°.
Note
Loosely based on Part 2 of: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium

"The ancient stories of the several stars and constellations .. Collected from Dr. Hood": p. 208-232

With frontis. portrait (A1v) of author

Dedicated to the Earl of Castlemaine

Includes bibliographical references

With 4 final contents leaves.