A catalogue of optica, mathematical, and philosophical instruments, made and sold by W. and S. Jones / [William Jones].
- William Jones
- Date:
- [1830]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A catalogue of optica, mathematical, and philosophical instruments, made and sold by W. and S. Jones / [William Jones]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![48 6 0 [s] Bc9t improved do, with large axis, silver circles, &c. An astronomical clock, with mercurial, or other compen¬ sating Pendulum, according to the jewelling 47/. 5s. to .. 84 0 O Planetariums, shewing the phaenomena of the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems, from fl. JS. to. 50 0 O Manual orreries ot the common construction, 3/. 3*. to ... 5 15 6 Jones’s (Wm.) new portable orrery, the tellurian part .... 1 8 0 Di1 to, the planetarium part with the above, in a case. 3 3 0 Tellurian, larger, & planetarium together, making the New Portable Orrery, packed in boxes, according to the sizes and wheel-work, the earth a l^inch globe, from 3/. 13*. 6d. to 7 7 0 Ditto, on wood, or brass framed stands, from 1(5/. 1(3*. to .. 22 1 O A complete planetarium,tellurian,and lunarium, all elegant¬ ly made in brass, shewing the motions completely by wheel- work, packed in a mahogany case, the earth a 3 inch globe, 3/ 16 0 Other planetariums and orreries in great variety, the mo¬ tions by wheel-work, exemplifying all the motions and phaenomena of all the planets, from 40/. to.1000 0 0 A new Cometarium, for exemplifying the motion of comets 5 5 0 The New Eighteen Inch British Globes—'The Ter¬ restrial, containing all the latest discoveries and commu¬ nications, from the most correct and authentic observa¬ tions and surveys, including Captain Parry, Erankiin & to the present time The Celestial containing the positions of neatly 6000 stars, clusters, nebulae, planetary nebulae, &c. correctly computed ahd laid down, by W. Jones, from the latest observations and discoveries, by Or. Maskelyne, Dr. Herscbel, the Rev. F. Wollaston, &c. Ill common plain frames oi stained wood .. 8 8 0 A compass fitted to both the frames of ditto... O 6 0 A pair of red leather covers for ditto. 1 8 0 The same globes in best mahogany claw-feet frames, with large compasses fixed to the claw feet... 13 13 0 Ditto, in more elegant and varnished frames, with improved brass sliding hour circles, from 14/. 14*. to... 18 18 O Red and stamped leather covers for the above, from l/. 10*. to 3 13 6 The New Twelve Inch British Globes, reduced from the above, being the most recent and correct of any extant, mounted in mahogany claw-feet frames, with compasses 6 6 0 Ditto, in common coloured wood irames. 4 4 0 Additional price of a compass, and fitting to both globes ... 0 5 0 A pair of red leather covers for ditto .. 0 13 0 Globes, 3 feet diameter, of new plates . 63 0 0 Ditto 28 inches diameter, of Senex’s plates, in Latin and English, in plain mahogany Irames. 42 0 0 Ditto 21 inches, Cary’s plates according to frames, 10/. 10*. to 21 0 0 Ditto 15 inches, do. plates, 61. 10*. 6:1. to. 10 10 0 Nine inch ditto, old or new plates, 2/. 8*. or. 3 3 0 Ditto, six and four inches, in plain mahogany frames.... 2 10 0 Ditto, in pillar and claw feet frames. 3 3 0 Ditto, three inches, according to frames, 2/. 2*. to. 2 17 0](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30381897_0008.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
