Heath, Robert d. 1779.
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The British palladium; or, Annual miscellany: for the bissextile year 1768 . Containing annual and useful tables, and entertaining and interesting subjects in literature and science. With remarks on the nautical ephemeris, and the joint effect of refraction and parallax determined, for finding the longitude. Serving for land and sea. The twentieth number published. Humbly inscribed to the commissioners of longitude. By the author of The improv'd royal astronomer and navigator.
Heath, Robert d. 1779.Date: 1768- E-books
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A natural and historical account of the islands of Scilly describing their situation, number, extent, Soil, Culture, Produce, Rarities, Towns, Fortifications, Trade, Manufacture, Inhabitants. Their government, laws, customs, Grants, Records, and Antiquities. The Importance of those Islands to the British Trade and Navigation; the Improvements they are capable of; and Directions for all Ships to avoid the Dangers of their Rocks. Illustrated with a new and correct draught of those isles from an actual Survey, in the Year 1744, including the neighbouring Seas, and Sea-Coasts, next the Land's End of Cornwall. To which are added, The Tradition of a Tract of Land, called Lioness, devoured by the Sea, formerly joining those Isles and Cornwall. Of the Cause, Rise, and Disappearance of some Islands. And, lastly, a general account of Cornwall. By Robert Heath, an Officer of his Majesty's Forces, some Time in Garrison, at Scilly.
Heath, Robert d. 1779.Date: 1750- E-books
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The gentleman and lady's palladium for the year of Our Lord 1751 . Containing A royal-diary, or Ephemeris; new ænigmas, queries, mathematical questions, paradoxes, and answers to the last proprs'd; with an insallible receipt to make a modern mathematician. Original essays in prose and verse; pandæmon, on the Devil's wedding, a new cure for a scold, the ladies vindication, and letter form dagal hal-lagal, emperor of the moon, concerning the government of Jupiter the doctrine and application of morality. With which may he had a French almanack, vocabulary, and rudiments, to facilitate the knowledge of the French tongue. Of general use and enterainment, more especially for the instruction of youth. Being the third number publish'd of this kind. By the Author of The lady's diary.
Heath, Robert d. 1779.Date: 1751- E-books
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Palladium, 1761. Additional ephemeris for Greenwich-observatory
Heath, Robert d. 1779.Date: 1761- E-books
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The British palladium or annual miscellany of literature and science: for the leap-year 1776. The twenty-eighth number published. In Two Parts. The First containing new, general, and select, Subjects. The Rudiments of Geography: With the Situation, Extent, Produce, Customs, Curiosities, &c. of Countries; to be hereafter continued: Being a natural and bistorical Account of our terraqueous Globe. The Second comprehending Answers to former Enquiries; and a Variety of new and entertaining Things proposed. With which may be had, The Practical Arithmetician, or Art of Numbers improved: Being a Set of new, short, practical, and mechanical, Rules, in all the Branches of Arithmetic, on an entirely new Plan; exercising all Parts of the numerical Art with Readiness and Facility. For the Use of Schools and private Tutors. Also The Seaman's Guide, or a Key to the Nautical Ephemerides, for keeping a Reckoning of Longitude of Ships at Sea, from Observation, as near as is practical. - The Whole serving both for Land and Sea. By the author of The improved royal astronomer and navigator.
Heath, Robert d. 1779.Date: 1776