The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg, 30 min. viz. London : Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Recreation. And a table shewing the distance of each hour-line from the meridian, upon all horizontal-dials. Likewise, Arithmetical, Spot, Concave, Convex, Instrumental, Reflex, Cylindrical Dialling. With The manner of Ornamenting these several sorts of Dialling with all Useful Furniture; and how to Cut the five Regular Bodies, and two others, one of twelve Rhombs, and the other of thirty. The second edition, with additions. By John Good, Teacher of Mathematicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Good, John, active 1706-1733.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Multum in parvo

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sundials--Early works to 1800.

Sundials.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages,184 pages, plates ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by J. Robinson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard: R. Mount, on Tower-Hill: J. Taylor, in Pater-Noster-Row: and at the author's-house in Seething Lane. 1711. Enter'd in the Hall-Book, April the 7th, 1711.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

First published with the title: 'Multum in parvo'.

Braces in imprint.

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 British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T90164.

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