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Desargues, Gérard. Mr. De Sargues Universal way of dyaling. Or plain and easie directions for placing the axeltree, and marking the hours in sun-dyals, after the French, Italian, Babylonian and Jewish manner. Together with the manner of drawing the lines of the signs, of finding out the heighr [sic] of the sun above the horizon, and the east-rising of the same, the elevation of the pole, and the position of the meridian. All which may be done in any superficies whatsoever, and in what situation soever it be, without any skill at all in astronomy. By Daniel King Gent

Creator
Desargues, Gérard, 1591-1661
Date
1659
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
144- 743q
Caption
London : Printed by Tho. Leach and are to be sold by Isaac Pridmore at the Golden Faulcon in the Strand, near the New Exchange, 1659
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Tuttell, Tho. The description and uses of a new contriv'd eliptical double dial; as also of the universal aequinoctial dial. : Which serve to find the latitude, hour of the day, the true meridian, the altitude, azimuth, and declination of the sun; his place in the ecliptick, the time of his rising and setting, length of day and night, &c. With a scheme of each dial curiously engraven. Very useful for all seamen and travellers, and our curious gentry to set, examine, and adjust their pendulums. Whereunto is added a correct table of the latitude of the most eminent cities and towns in Europe; as also a table of equation. By Tho. Tuttell mathematical instument-maker at the Kings-Arms and Globe at Charing-Cross

Creator
Tuttell, Tho. (Thomas)
Date
1698
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
T3388.5
Caption
London : Printed by W. Redmayne for the author, and are to be sold by J. Harris at the Harrow in Little-Brittain, 1698
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Serle, George. Dialling universal. : Shewing by an easie and speedy way, how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plains in any latitude whatsoever: performed by certain scales set upon a small portable ruler. The second edition furnished with these varieties. I. Reflex dialling: teaching how to describe houre-lines on the cieling of a room, how irregular soever: the glasse lying either parallel to the horizon, or oblique thereunto. II. To finde the necessary requisites belonging to all plains, as the declination, azimuth, the height of the stile, the inclination of meridians, &c. severall wayes. III. Severall tables ready calculated, being usefull in the art of dialling. With an appendix: shewing the use of the scales in resolving of the most usefull questions appertaining to astronomie, navigation and geography. By George Serle, student in the mathematicks

Creator
Serle, George
Date
MDCLXIV. [1664]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
144- 752q
Caption
London : Printed by W. Leybourn, for Thomas Pierrepont, at the signe of the Sun in St. Pauls Church-yard, MDCLXIV. [1664]
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Dialling universal.

Creator
Serle, George
Date
MDCLXIV. [1664]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England London
Reference ID
Film Acc. 627
Caption
London : Printed by W. Leybourn, for Thomas Pierrepont, at the signe of the Sun in St. Pauls Church-yard, MDCLXIV. [1664]
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