The nature and use of Hadley's quadrant : with a preface containing the theory, on which that noble and useful instrument is founded. And a description of the nonius.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hadley, John, 1682-1744.

Hadley, John.

Navigation--Early works to 1800.

Navigation.

Quadrants (Astronomical instruments).

Physical Description:

viii,24 pages,plate ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1790?]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Frontispiece signed: John Gilbert. Mathematical Instrument-Maker, on Tower-Hill, London.

John Gilbert active between 1767 and 1794; another, dated, edition, apparently from the same press, was published in 1790.

In this undated edition, there is no comma after preface and the word 'theory' is set in large capital letters.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N11698.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.