Astronomia Carolina : a new theory of the coelestial motions, composed according to the best observations and most rational grounds of art, yet far more easie, expedite and perspicuous than any before extant : with exact and most easie tables thereunto and precepts for the calculation of eclipses &c. / By Tho. Streete.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streete, Thomas.

Contributor:

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742.

Founders Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Astronomy--Tables.

Genre:

Tables (Data)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 2, 31-137, that is, 113 pages, 123 unnumbered pages, 67-70 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 9-68, that is, 64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm (4to)

Edition:

The second edition corrected, to which are added some lunar and planetary observations with a proposal of their uses in navigation.

Other Title:

New theory of the coelestial motions ...

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for R. Smith and S. Briscoe : and sold by J. Woodward ... and J. Morphew ..., 1710.

Contents:

(title from Preface, A2 verso) A series of observations of the moon and planets, but chiefly of the moon, made near London in the years 1683 and 1684 with a sextant of near six-foot radius in order to investigate the lunar theory à posteriori, with a proposal how to find the longitude at sea with certainty by help of those and the like observations / By Mr. Edm. Halley (in Appendix).

Notes:

Signatures: A2 D2 E1 F2-4 G-M4 N2 O-U4 2A-2P4 2Q2 K2(K1=text of I4 in next sequence) A1 B-I4

Because the pagination is very irregular, it is not clear how much, if any, of the text is missing.

Related Work:

Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742. Series of observations of the moon and planets .... 1710.

OCLC:

13613210