Joseph Moxon, A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography (1659)
Date
1659
Author
Joseph
Moxon
Note: 12/10/2005
Book title
A tutor to astronomie and geographie, or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, coelestial and terrestrial in six books: the first teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography, the 2. shewing by the globes the solution of astronomical & geographical probl., the 3. shewing by the globes the solution of problems in navigation, the 4. shewing by the globes the solution of astrological problemes, the 5. shewing by the globes the solution of gnomonical problemes, the 6. shewing by the globes the solution of of spherical triangles : more fully and amply then hath ever been set forth either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes: and that so plainly and methodically that the meanest capacity may at first reading apprehend it, and with a little practise grow expert in these divine sciences
Publication place
London
Publisher
Joseph Moxon
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
- astronomy
- geography
Summary
Explanations of things studied in these sciences often introduce chapters and subsections.
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Word-group
type: undifferentiated
Word-entry
type: other
sample: A Globe according to the Mathematical Definition, is a perfect and exact round Body contained under one surface.
sample: A Globe according to the Mathematical Definition, is a perfect and exact round Body contained under one surface.
Wing
M3021
Other editions
1665: Wing M3027bA;
1670: Wing M2023;
1674: Wing M3024;
1686: Wing M3025;
1698: Wing M3026A;
1699: Wing M3027 and M3027aA
1670: Wing M2023;
1674: Wing M3024;
1686: Wing M3025;
1698: Wing M3026A;
1699: Wing M3027 and M3027aA
