Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. With several miscellaneous articles; and new tables, I. For expeditiously computing the time of any new or full moon within the limits of 6000 years before and after the 18th century. II. For graduating and examining the usual lines on the sector, plain scale, and gunter. Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is prefixed, A short account of the life of the author. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Printed for W. Strahan: and T. Cadell, 1773Description: 6 preliminary leaves, xliii, [1], 272 pages : IX folded plates ; 21 cmContent type:
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QC123 .W68 1648 bk.2 Mathematicall magick. Or, The vvonders that may be performed by mechanicall gemoetry : In two books. Concerning mechanicall povvers. [&] motions. Being one of the most easie, pleasant, usefull, (and yet most neglected) part of mathematicks. Not before treated of in this language. / R128.7 .H45 1648 Ortvs medicinae, id est, Initia physicae inavdita : progressus medicinae novus, in morborum ultionem, ad vitam longam / T33 .P36 1612 Raccolta breue d'alcune cose piu segnalate c'hebbero gli antichi, e d'alcune altre trouate da moderni / T44 .F47 1773 Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. With several miscellaneous articles; and new tables, I. For expeditiously computing the time of any new or full moon within the limits of 6000 years before and after the 18th century. II. For graduating and examining the usual lines on the sector, plain scale, and gunter. Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is prefixed, A short account of the life of the author. TS542 .A54 1738 Des P. Dom Jacob Alexanders, Benedictiner-Ordens der Congregation St. Maur, Ausführliche Abhandlung von den Uhren überhaupt. : Mit vielen Kupfern / TS542 .B3 1926 Alte uhren und ihre meister / TS542 .B47 1797 De la mesure du temps par les horloges dans l'usage civil, ou, Exposition des motifs qui doivent faire adopter dans l'usage de la mesure du temps par les horloges le temps égal, appellé temps moyen, au lieu du temps variable du soleil, appellé temps vrai ou apparent /

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Several independently written articles, first published as a book 1773. With 9 copper plates. First edition.

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