A supplement to geometrical dialling
by William Leybourn, philomath. Shewing how by scale and compasses to inscribe such circles of the sphere into sun-dial-plains, that shall shew (besides the hour of the day) the diurnal motion of the Sun; his place in the zodiack; the time from his rising, and setting; the Babylonian, Italian, and Jewish hours; the point of the compass upon which the Sun is at any time of the day, and the proportions of shadows to their heights. Also a general and easie way to project hour-lines upon all kinds of superficies, without any regard had to their standing, either in respect of declination, reclination, or inclination. And how from a glass horizontally placed in the soyl of a window, to reflect hours upon any superficies, either flat, or curved; one, or many
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Author
Publication
1689 - printed for Thomas Sawbridge, at the Three Flower-de-luces in Little-Britain, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
6,000 words, Guess
Page Count
24 pages
Physical Format
Microform
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15419671M
Alternate Titles
- Geometrical dialling
Subjects
Genres
- Early works to 1800
Series Statement
- Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1992:11
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