Improvements in the doctrine of the sphere, astronomy, geography, navigation, &c. deduced from the figure and motion of the Earth : And absolutely necessary to be applied in finding the true longitude at sea and land. Rendering all other methods more correct, and in some cases by more than half a degree or 30 geographical miles. By Samuel Dunn, professor of mathematics, London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Samuel, 1723-1794.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longitude--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Longitude.

Astronomy--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii,36p.,plates )

Other Title:

Improvements in the doctrine of the sphere, astronomy, geography, navigation, &c. deduced from the figure and motion of the Earth

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for the author and sold by Messrs. Hawes, Clark and Collins, in Pater-noster-row; Mr. Millan, opposite the Admiraly, Charing Cross; Mr. Viallant, in the strand, and Mr. Hooper, near the New Church in the Strand, MDCCLXV. [1765]

Notes:

Horizontal chain lines.

Without gathering C.

Sig B4v (p.16) has the word 'End' at the foot, and D1r (unpaginated, but presumably intended to form p.25) has an imprint at the foot: 'Printed for the author. M.DCC.XCII.' - The last page ends: 'Here ends sheet II. supplementary.'.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N51374.

OCLC:

508251507