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. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others ... 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 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. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others ... 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 Coelestial 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, coelestial and terrestrial Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam vel usus globi, cælestis quam terrestris
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Joseph Moxon, at the sign of Atlas in Warwick-Lane, MDCXCVIII. [1698]
Publication year
1698-1698
ESTC No.
R201184
Grub Street ID
78636
Description
[6], 271, [9] p., [1] leaf of plates (port.) : ill. ; 4⁰
Note
Frontis. = portrait of the author, with Latin title: Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam vel usus globi, c¾lestis quam terrestris.

Loosely based on Part 2 of: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium.

With a catalogue and an index.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed.), M3026A