The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, etc ... : as also the use of a nocturnal ...

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Title: The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, etc ... : as also the use of a nocturnal ...
Creator: Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691
W. P., 17th cent.
Contributor: Horblit, Harrison D.--provenance
Published / Created: 1677
Publication Place: [London]
Publisher: The quadrants, nocturnals, both large and for the pocket, and this book, are to be sold by Joseph Moxon, at his shop at the Sign of Atlas on Ludgate-Hill near Fleet-bridge, London
Description: A catalogue of globes celestial and terrestrial, spheres, maps, sea-plats, mathematical instruments, and books, made and sold by Joseph Moxon ... : p. [1]-[8] at end.
Imperfect: trimmed with slight loss of text.
Extent: [2], 45, [9] p. p.
1 ill.
13 cm. (8vo)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 1985 +85

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Advertisements
Instructions (Document genre)
Pamphlets
Subject (Name): Horblit, Harrison D.--provenance
Subject (Topic): Astronomical instruments --Early works to 1800
Quadrants (Astronomical instruments) --Early works to 1800

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 596154
Object ID (OID): 2055255