The Description and Use of the Globes, and the Orrery To Which Is Prefixed, by Way of Introduction, a Brief Account of the Solar System
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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- The INTRODUCTION: Containing a brief Account of the Solar System, and of the fixed Stars
- The DESCRIPTION and USE of the CELESTIAL and TERRESTRIAL GLOBES
- SECT. I An Explanation of the Circles of the Sphere, and of some Astronomical Terms arising therefrom
- SECT. II GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITIONS: Of the Situations of Places upon the Earth ; of the different Situations of its Inhabitants; of Zones and Climates
- SECT. III The USE of the GLOBES
- The DESCRIPTION of the ORRERY
- INDEX
SECT. I - An Explanation of the Circles of the Sphere, and of some Astronomical Terms arising therefrom
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- The INTRODUCTION: Containing a brief Account of the Solar System, and of the fixed Stars
- The DESCRIPTION and USE of the CELESTIAL and TERRESTRIAL GLOBES
- SECT. I An Explanation of the Circles of the Sphere, and of some Astronomical Terms arising therefrom
- SECT. II GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITIONS: Of the Situations of Places upon the Earth ; of the different Situations of its Inhabitants; of Zones and Climates
- SECT. III The USE of the GLOBES
- The DESCRIPTION of the ORRERY
- INDEX
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- The Description and Use of the Globes, and the OrreryTo Which Is Prefixed, by Way of Introduction, a Brief Account of the Solar System, pp. 39 - 69Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1731