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Sidereus nuncius : magna longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens, suspiciendáque proponens unicuique, præsertim verò philosophis, atque astronomis / quæ à Galileo Galileo ... ; perspicilli nuper à se reperti beneficio sunt observata in lunæ facie, fixis innumeris, lacteo circulo, stellis nebulosis ; apprimè verò in quatuor planetis circa Jovis stellam disparibus intervallis, atque periodis, celeritate mirabili circumvolutis ; quos, nemini in hanc usque diem cognitos, novissimè auctor deprehendit primus, atque Medicea sidera nuncupandos decrevit.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642Date: 1653
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Ephemerides of the celestial motions for X years : beginning anno 1672 (where the industrious Mr Wings expired) and ending an. 1681 : calculated according to art from new tables, and compared with the most correct observations of the noble Tycho, Kepler, Mr. Wright, and other approved astronomers : accomodated to the meridian of ... London : with an introduction to the use thereof / by John Gadbury.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704Date: 1672
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Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, or, The Rudolphine tables : supputated to the meridian of Uraniburge / first, by John Kepler, from the observations of the tres noble Ticho Brahe ; afterwards digested into a most accurate, and easie compendium, by the famous Johannes Baptista Morinus ... and printed for him at Paris, Anno Dom. 1650.
Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630Date: 1675
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The English globe : being a stabil and immobil one, performing what the ordinary globes do, and much more / invented and described by the Right Honorable, the Earl of Castlemaine ; and now publish't by Joseph Moxon.
Castlemaine, Roger Palmer, Earl of, 1634-1705Date: 1679
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An astrological discourse vpon the great and notable coniunction of the tvvo superiour planets, Saturne & Iupiter, which shall happen the 28 day of April, 1583 : with a briefe declaration of the effectes, which the late eclipse of the sunne 1582, is yet heerafter to woorke / written newly by Richard Harvey, partely to supplie what is wanting in com[m]on prognostications, and partely by pædiction of mischiefes ensuing, either to breed some endeuour of preuention by foresight, so farre as lyeth in vs, or at leastwise, to arme vs with pacience beforehande.
Harvey, Richard, 1560-1623?Date: Anno Domini 1583
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M. Blundevile his exercises : containing sixe treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that haue not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which arte of navigation, the said M. Blundevile speciallie wrote the said treatises and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all the young gentlemen of this realme.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1594
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Præcepta doctrinæ logicæ, ethicæ, physicæ, metaphysicæ, sphæricæq[ue], brevibus tabellis compacta : una cum quæstionibus physicæ controversis / à M. Ioanne Stierio.
Stier, Johann, 1599-1648Date: [1647]
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Astronomia Britannica : in qua per novam, concinnioremq[ue] methodum hi quinq[ue] tractatus traduntur / authore Vincentio Wing.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: 1669
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A brief dclaration [sic] against judicial astrologie or, the diabolical art of astrologie opened, arraigned, and condemned : Wherein is handled these following particulars, viz. 1 The deluded astrologer. 2 The delusion of the astrologer. 3 Diabolical divination. 4 Horary questions. 5 The events of astrology. 6. The 12. houses. 7 The 7. planets. 8 The 7. planitary angels. 9 Calculation by mans nativity. 10 Predictions by stars, to the alteration of a kingdom to war or peace. Or to the good or ill success of any particular man. / By John Raunce, sometime a practitioner of the said art.
Raunce, John, active 17th centuryDate: 1650
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A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, A easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestrial : in six books ... : 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.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691Date: MDCLXXIV [1674]
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Nature's secrets: or, the admirable and wonderful history of the generation of meteors and blazing-stars : Particularly describing the temperatures and qualities of the four elements; the heights, magnitudes, and influences of the fixt and wandring stars. Shewing the efficient and final causes of comets, earthquakes, blazing-stars, deluges, epidemical diseases, and prodiges of precedent times; their presages of the weather: with direction for observing of a weather-glass. Rendred plain and useful both for sea and land, by the industry and observation of Tho. Wilsford, gent.
Willsford, ThomasDate: 1665
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Calendaria: sive, Tabulæ astronomicæ vniuersales & resolutæ : in quibus exacte continentur, tam nomina, naturæ, magnitudines, latitudines, longitudines, aspectus, declinationes, rectæque stellarum omnium inerrantium maximè insignium ascensioones [sic] singulis sub cœlo regionibus inferuientes. Situs quoque earum in 12. domibus cœli ad medium fere 8. climatis, videlicet, ad altitudinem poli arctici 51.gr.42.scr. Quibus annexæ sunt quædam tabulæ perpetuæ (tam fructuosæ, quàm commodæ) ad locandum planetas exactè in 12. prædictis domibus cœlestis figuræ, cuiuscunq[ue]; latitudinis fuerint, in eodem parallelo: Item, calendarium seu tabula ortus & occasus, tum cosmyci tum acronyci singularum pradictarum stellarum, huic nostro seculo & climati similiter conueniens. Georgio Hartgillo, verbi Dei minstro, authore.
Hartgill, GeorgeDate: 1594
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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 terrestrial : In six books. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography. ... More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others ... With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. The fifth edition corrected and enlarged. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the Cœlestial globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691Date: MDCXCVIII. [1698]
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Mr. Blundevil his exercises : contayning eight treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page. Which treatises are very necessary to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that have not been exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which art of navigation, the said Mr. Blundevil specially wrote the said treatises, and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all young gentlemen of this realme.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1636
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Astronomica quædam ex traditione Shah Cholgii Persæ : una cum hypothesibus planetarum / studio et opera Johannis Gravii.
Maḥmūd Shāh KhuljīDate: CIC ICC L [i.e. 1650]
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Cursus mathematicus, Mathematical sciences : in nine books ... : with the description, construction, and use of geometrical and nautical instruments, and the doctrine of triangles applied to practice in mensurations of all kinds / by William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716Date: 1690
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Catalogus stellarum Australium sive Supplementum Catalogi Tychonici : exhibens longitudines & latitudines stellarum fixarum, quæ, prope Polum Antarcticum sitæ, in horizonte Uraniburgico Tychoni inconspicuæ fuere, accurato calculo ex distantiis supputatas, &c ad annum 1677 completum correctas eum ipsis observationibus in insula S. Helene (cujus Latit. 15 gr. 55 m. Aust. & long. 7 gr. 00 m. ad occasum a Londino) summa cura & sextante satis magno de cœlo depromptis. Opus ab astonomis hactenus desideratum. Accedit appendicula de rebus quibusdam astonomicis, notatu non indignis. Authore Edmundo Halleio, e Col. Reg. Oxon.
Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742Date: Anno Christi MDCLXXIX. [1679]
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Mr. Joanidion Fielding his true and faithful account of the strange and miraculous comet which was seen by the mufti at Constantinople : As appears by the Daily Courant of last month. / By E. Parker, Philomath.
Parker, E., active 1717Date: [1717?]
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Vox lunaris : being a philosophical & astrological discourse of two moons which were seen at London and the parts adjacent, June the eleventh 1679. a little before midnight. And what may in a course of nature be expected from this phasma in Europe. With some particular remarques upon the conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, and of the eclipses in Gemini, &c. for 120 years last past. By John Partridge student in Physick and Astrology.
Partridge, John, 1644-1715Date: 1679
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Meteors, or, A plain description of all kind of meteors : as well fiery and ayrie, as watry and earthy, briefly manifesting the causes of all blazing-stars, shooting stars, flames in the aire, thunder, lightning, earthquakes, rain, dew, snow, clouds, sprigs, stones, and metalls / by W.F.
Fulke, William, 1538-1589Date: 1655
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The vvhole art of navigation in five books ... / by Captain Daniel New-House.
Newhouse, DanielDate: 1685
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The planetary instrument. Or The description and use of the theories of the planets : drawn in true proportion, either in one, or two plates, of eight inches diameter; by Walter Hayes, at the Cross-Daggers in Moor-Fields. Being excellent schemes ot help the conceptions of young astronomers; and ready instruments for finding the distances, longitudes, latitudes, aspects, directions, stations, and retrogradations of the planets; either mechanically, or arithmetically; with ease and speed. By Mr. John Palmer, rector of Ecton, and arch-deacon of Northampton.
Palmer, John, 1612-1679Date: [1685]
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The doctrine of the sphere : grounded on the motion of the earth, and the antient Pythagorean or Copernican system of the world : in two parts.
Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719Date: 1680
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A treatise against iudicial astrologie : Dedicated to the right Honorable Sir Thomas Egerton Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale, and one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Councell. VVritten by Iohn Chamber, one of the prebendaries of her Maiesties free Chappell of VVindsor, and fellow of Eaton College.
Chamber, John, 1546-1604Date: 1601
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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 farre more easie, expedite and perspicuous then any before extant. With exact and most easie tables thereunto, and precepts for the calculation of eclipses, &c. / By Thomas Streete.
Streete, ThomasDate: 1661