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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Imprint
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