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The mathematical principles of geography : containing, I. An account of the various properties and affections of the earth and sea, with a description of the several parts thereof, and a table of the latitude and longitude of places, II. The use of the artificial or terrestrial globe, in solving problems, III. The principles of spherical and spheroidical sailing, with the solution of the several cases in numbers, by the common tables, according to the spheroidical figure of the earth.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Emerson, William, 1701-1782.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical geography.
- Navigation--Early works to 1800.
- Navigation.
- Dialing.
- Sundials.
- Penn Provenance:
- Brinkerhoff, Elbert Adrian (Donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, viii, ii, 172, iv, 164 pages, 22 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. Nourse ..., 1770.
- Notes:
- Preface signed: W. Emerson.
- "Dialling, or, The art of drawing dials, on all sorts of planes whatsoever : in three parts": p. [1]-164 has half title, and is separately signed.
- Contains:
- Emerson, William, 1701-1782. Dialling. 1770.
- OCLC:
- 16110810
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