William Bagwell, The Mystery of Astronomy (1655)

Date

1655

Author

William Bagwell Note: 30/09/2005

Lexicon title

That the weak Traveller in this his Celestial progress may not stumble, or be at a stand, I have made the way somewhat smoother, by the explication of some words not familiarly used, which he may meet withal in the precedent Discourse

Book title

The Mystery of Astronomy Made plain To the meanest Capacity, By An Arithmetical Description of the Terrestrial and Celestial globes. Briefly shewing (by way of Question and Answer) the wonderful works of God, from the earth his Footstool, to his Throne of heaven. With Divine Observations upon every part thereof. Also, Two Tables: the one, for Contents; the other, for Explanation of Hard words

Publication place

London

Printer

J. Cottrel

Publisher

William Larnar

Transcription source

EEBO (Cambridge University Library)

Text type

printed book

Genre

Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions

Subject area

cosmography and astrology

Summary

Glossary on final three leaves

Language

headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English

Extent

K4r-K8v

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword
sample: AFflux, a flowing together.

Alston

III.i.452

Wing

B440

Other editions

1673: Wing B441 (Alston III.i.453)