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Natural philosophy improven by new experiments : touching the mercurial weather-glass, the hygroscope, eclipsis, conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, by new experiments, touching the pressure of fluids, the diving-bell, and all the curiosities thereof : to which is added some new observations, and experiments, lately made of several kinds : together with a true relation of an evil spirit, which troubled a mans family for many days : lastly, there is a large discourse anent coal, coal-sinks, dipps, risings, and streeks of coal, levels running of mines, gaes, dykes, damps, and wild-fire / by G.S.
George SinclairDate: 1683
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The description & use of the planetary systeme : together with easie tables by which the apparent motions of the heavens may be readily found for ever.
Thomas StreetDate: 1674
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Lucretius his six books of epicurean philosophy and Manilius his five books containing a system of the ancient astronomy and astrology : together with The philosophy of the Stoicks / both translated into English verse with notes by Mr. Tho. Creech; To which is added the several parts of Lucretius, English'd by Mr. Dryden.
LucretiusDate: 1700
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A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestial [sic] : in six books ... more fully and amply than hath been set forth, either by Gemna Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes ... : with an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolemaick sphere / by Joseph Moxon ; whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars ... as also a discourse of the antiquity, progress, and augmentation of astronomy.
Joseph MoxonDate: 1699
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The use and explanation of panchronologia, or An instrumental kalendar of the sun, moon, and fixed stars, for any time past or to come : Shewing the years of our Lord. The dominical or Sunday letters. The cycle of the sun. The epact. The prime, or golden number. The number of direction. The fixed and moveable feasts. Terms, and saints days, according to the Gregorian or Roman account. The new and full moons. The quantity of the suns and moons eclipses. The moons age, her sign, southing, shining, rising and setting, and high water at London-Bridg. The suns place, right ascension, declination, amplitude, rising and setting, length of the day and night. What a clock it is in any part of the world, and the hour of the night by the stars for ever.
Date: 1691
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Discursus de Via Lactea / Ludolphi GeorgI LundenI.
Lunden, Ludolph Georg, 1640-approximately 1687.Date: Anno M DC LXV. [1665]
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A discovery of new worlds / from the French, made English by A. Behn.
Bernard Le Bovier de FontenelleDate: 1688
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Posthuma Fosteri : the description of a ruler, upon which is inscribed divers scales: and the vses thereof: invented and written by Mr. Samuel Foster, late professor of astronomie in Gresham-Colledg. By which the most usuall propositions in astronomie, navigation, and dialling, are facily performed. Also, a further use of the said scales in deliniating of far declining dials; and of those that decline and recline, three severall wayes. With the deliniating of all horizontall dials, between 30, and 60 gr of latitude, without drawing any lines but the houres themselves.
Samuel FosterDate: 1652
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Prælectio astronomica de natura coeli & conditionibus elementorum : tum autem de causis præcipuorum motuum cœli & stellarum. Item disquisitio physiologica de origine fontium perennium frigidorum & calidorum: eâq[ue] occasione de ortu & causis plerorumq[ue] omnium subterraneorum atq́[ue] etiam æstus & salsedinis maris, nec non diluuij vniuersalis. Quibus duabus commentatiunciulis adumbratur constitutio vniuersi ... Auctore Thoma Lydyat.
Thomas LydiatDate: Anno M.D.C.V. [1605]
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The first lecture, of an introduction to cosmographie : (vvhich is a description of all the world) / read publickly at Sr. Balthazar Gerbier his academy, at Bednall-Greene.
Balthazar GerbierDate: 1649
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A prognosticall iudgement of the great coniunction of the two superiour planets, Saturne and Iupiter, which shall happen the 8. day of Aprill. 1583 : the fruite of a godly minde, warning us to be mindfull of the sodaine comming of our Lord and Sauiour Christ to iudgement : a comfortable and most necessary discourse, for these miserable and dangerous dayes.
R. T. (Robert Tanner)Date: 1583
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Jeremiæ Horroccii, Liverpoliensis Angli, ex Palatinatu Lancastriae, Opera posthuma ... : accedunt Guilielmi Crabtræi ... Observationes coelestes : in calce adjiciuntur Johannis Flamstedii ... De temporis æquatione diatriba, Numeri ad lunæ theoriam Horroccianam.
Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641. Works. Selections. 1673Date: 1673
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Geodætes practicus redivivus, the art of surveying : formerly publish'd by Vincent Wing, math., now much augmented and improv'd, with an appendix thereunto subjoin'd, shewing the whole art of surveying by a new instrument, called the emperial table : performing exactly in all respects, and in all cases that can possibly happen in the practical part of surveying, the work of the theodolite, circumserentor, semi-circle, chard and needle : with the description and use of a new quadrant : to which is added by way of supplement, scientia stellarum, containing new and accurate tables of the planetary motions, whereby the planets places both in longitude and latitude, the places of the fixed stars, with the eclipses of the luminaries, are more easily attain'd, than by any yet extant / by John Wing.
John WingDate: 1700
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Ens fictum Shakerlæi : or the annihilation of Mr. Jeremie Shakerley, his in-artificiall anatomy of Urania practica. Wherein his falacies or ignorance, are demonstratively detected his malice in its groundlesse colours display'd, and the authors of the said Urania practica justly vindicated from his unjust aspersions. By Vin. Wing, and Will. Leybourn, philomathematicis.
Vincent WingDate: 1649
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Evangelium sydereum: or, Revelation demonstrated : In three parts. The first being a philosophical discourse leading to the second. The second is Holy Scripture, astronomically handled from the radix of a nativity, and a direction of the luminaries, &c. The third is an appendix touching the scheme of Sol's ingress into Aries for the year 1677. The whole being a divine treatise recommended to the serious perusal of the unprejudic'd mathematician and astrologer, as also of all other persons, to the intent they may behold God's glorious wonders revealed in the heavens. By John Southworth, an experiencer of the love of Jesus, and a well-wisher to the people in scorn called Quakers.
John SouthworthDate: 1680
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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, &c. Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. As also the use of a nocturnal: whereby you may learn to know the stars in heaven, and the hour of the night, by them. With many other delightful operations. The third edition, wherein the mistakes in the former impressions are corrected. By W.P.
W. P.Date: 1665
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Astronomica et astrologica, / des Edlen hochgelährten, wolerfahrenen herren, Doctor Aureoli Theophrasti von Hohenhaim, Paracelsi genandt, &c.
ParacelsusDate: Anno 1567
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Hemeroscopeion anni intercalaris 1652 : containing the English calendar, and daily motions of the planets, &c. in longitude, in latitude: their manifold passions and positions. Chronologicall notes, meteorologicall observations, and judgements astrologicall, &c. The astronomicall calculations properly respecting the latitude and meridian of Kirkby-Kendall, where the pole-arctique is elevated 54. degr. 50. min. and whose longitude (counted from the Canary Islands) is 18. degr. 0. min. By Capt. George Wharton student in astronomy.
Sir George Wharton, 1st BaronetDate: 1652 [i.e. 1651]
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A prognostication for euer, made by Erra Pater, a Iew, borne in Iury, Doctor in Astronomie and Phisicke : very profitable to keepe the body in health: and also Ptholomeus saith the same.
Erra-PaterDate: [1609?]
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The description and use of the universall quadrat : By which is performed, with great expedition, the whole doctrine of triangles, both plain and sphericall, two severall wayes with ease and exactness. Also the resolution of such propositions as are most usefull in astronomie, navigation, and dialling. By which is also performed the proportioning of lines and superficies: the measuring of all manner of land, board, glasse; timber, stone. &c. / By Thomas Stirrup, Philomathemat.
Stirrup, ThomasDate: 1655
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Harmonicon coeleste, or, The cœlestiall harmony of the visible world : conteining an absolute and entire piece of astronomie : wherein is succinctly handled the trigonometricall part, generally propounded, and particularly applyed in all questions tending to the diurnall motion : especially respecting, and truly subservient to the main doctrine of the second motions of the luminaries and the other planets : together with their affections as eclipses, &c. ... : fitted to the meridian of ... London, and principally intended for our English nation ... / by Vincent Wing.
Vincent WingDate: 1651
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Tractatus duo mathematici : quorum primus de globis coelesti et terrestri, eorum usu / a Roberto Hues, Anglo, conscriptus, alter breviarium totius orbis terrarum, Petri Bertii, mathematici & professoris regii.
Robert HuesDate: 1651
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The celestiall motions, for the yeeres of the vulgar era 1633. 1634. 1635. 1636 : Calculated out of the tables of Philip Lansburg for the motions and coniunctions of the luminaries, by A.V. and for the other planets out of the Rudolphine Tables by Iohn Kepler ... With the instructions for the use of them.
Adriaan VlacqDate: 1635
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Astronomia Carolina : A new theorie of the coelestial motions. Composed according to the best observations and most rational grounds of art. Yet far more easie, expedite and perspicuous than any before extant. With exact and most easie tables thereunto, and precepts for the calculation of eclipses, &c. / By Thomas Streete.
Thomas StreetDate: 1663
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Posthuma Fosteri : the description of a ruler, upon which is inscribed divers scales: and the uses thereof: invented and written by Mr. Samuel Foster, late professor of astronomie in Gresham-Colledg. By which the most usual propositions in astronomy, navigation, and dialling, are facily performed. Also, a further use of the said scales in deliniating of far declining dials; and of those that decline and recline, three severall wayes. With the deliniating of all horizontall dials, between 30 and 60 gr. of latitude, without drawing any lines but the houres themselves.
Samuel FosterDate: 1654