An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes by Adams, George

An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781565549487)

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An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes by Adams, George

An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes

$25.00
An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes by Adams, George

An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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How to navigate using 18th-century instruments. George Adams was the mathematical instrument maker to the King of England and the optician to the Prince of Wales. Utilizing simple scientific truths, Adams describes how to find the longitude and latitude of any location, how to ascertain the sun's declination, how to construct a sundial, how to determine the coordinates of a comet, how to plan for winter or summer solstices, and much more.



Author: George Adams
ISBN-10: 1565549481
ISBN-13: 9781565549487
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2006
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d

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