Mechanick dialling; or, the new art of shadows, freed from the many obscurities, superfluities and errors of former writers upon this Subject. The Whole laid down after so plain a Method that any Person (though a Stranger to the Art) With a Pair of Compasses and Common Ruler only, May make a Dial upon any Plane for any Place in the World, as well as those who have attained to the greatest Knowledge, and Perfection in the Mathematics. Illustrated with many copper plates, and Examples of Dials for London, Exeter, Bristol, Worcester, Oxford, Cambridge, Norwich, Lincoln, Chester, Liverpool, York, Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Edinburgh, Dublin, &c. To which are Added, I. A Collection of above 300 Mottos in Latin and English. 2. A new and correct Alphabetical Table of the most eminent Cities and Towns in the World; shewing the Elevation of the Pole, and the Difference of their Meridians from London. 3. The best and most approved Methods of Painting Sun Dials. A Work not only useful for Artif

People / Organizations

• Charles Leadbetter (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Thomas Caslon, No. 4, Opposite Stationers-Hall, Ludgate-Street, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]

Publication year

1773-1773

ESTC No.

T68464

Grub Street ID

292651

Description

xi,[1],148p.,plates ; 8⁰

Note

Price from imprint: price Three Shillings and Six Pence, bound.