Sciothericum telescopicum; or, A new contrivance of adapting a telescope to an horizontal dial for observing the moment of time by day or night. Useful in all astronomical observations, and for regulating and adjusting curious pendulum watches and other time-keepers, with proper tables requisite thereto by William Molyneux Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society, and of that in Dublin.
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- Sciothericum telescopicum; or, A new contrivance of adapting a telescope to an horizontal dial for observing the moment of time by day or night. Useful in all astronomical observations, and for regulating and adjusting curious pendulum watches and other time-keepers, with proper tables requisite thereto by William Molyneux Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society, and of that in Dublin.
- Tables of the suns right ascension in time to every ten minutes of the ecliptick Tables of æquation of natural days Calculations of hours and minutes for an horizontal-dial. Dublin lat. 53?.10'
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[London]: Printed for Phillip Lea globemaker, at the Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside, near the corner of Firday street, London, 1700.
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- 1700-1700
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- R188589
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- 76483
- Description
- [12], 54, [38] p., plate ; 4⁰
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- [A]3r-a2v: "To His Excellency Henry Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governour of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland." signed "Dublin, April. 17. 1686. Will. Molyneux."Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), M2406BSubject Astronomical instruments -- Early works to 1800.
Mensuration -- Early works to 1800.
Navigation -- Early works to 1800.
Sextant -- Early works to 1800.