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Holwell, John. Clavis horologiae, or, A key to the whole art of arithmetical dyalling : in two parts ... : whereunto is annexed an appendix, being the explication of the pyramidical dyal set up in His Majesties garden at White-Hall, 1669, in which very many sorts of dyals are contained, by which, besides the hours of all kinds diversly expressed, many things relating to geography, astrology and astronomy, are by the suns shadow made visible to the eye, by that Reverend Father Francis Hall, alias Line, of the Society of Jesus, professor of the mathematicks at Liege in Germany

Creator
Holwell, John, 1649-1686?
Date
MDCLXXXVI [1686]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
269- 067q
Caption
London : Printed by Will. Bonny, for Tho. Howkins in George-yard in Lombard-Street, MDCLXXXVI [1686]
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Horlogiographia optica.

Creator
Morgan, Sylvanus, 1620-1693
Date
1652
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England London
Reference ID
Film Acc. 640
Caption
London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for Andrew Kemb, and Robert Boydell, and are to be sold at St. Margarets Hill in Southwark, and at the Bulwark neer the Tower, 1652
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Morgan, Sylvanus. Horlogiographia optica. : Dialling universall and particular: speculative and practicall. In a threefold praecognita, viz. geometricall, philosophicall, and astronomicall: and a threefold practise, viz. arithmeticall, geometricall, and instrumentall. With diverse propositions of the use and benefit of shadows, serving to prick down the signes, declination, and azimuths, on sun-dials, and diverse other benefits. Illustrated by diverse opticall conceits, taken out of Augilonius, Kercherius, Clavius, and others. Lastly, topothesia, or, a feigned description of the court of art. Full of benefit for the making of dials, use of the globes, difference of meridians, and most propositions of astronomie. Together with many usefull instruments and dials in brasse, made by Walter Hayes, at the Crosse Daggers in More Fields. Written by Silvanus Morgan

Creator
Morgan, Sylvanus, 1620-1693
Date
1652
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
145- 210q
Caption
London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for Andrew Kemb, and Robert Boydell, and are to be sold at St. Margarets Hill in Southwark, and at the Bulwark neer the Tower, 1652
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