A learned treatise of globes, both cœlestiall and terrestriall with their several uses / written first in Latine, by Mr. Robert Hues, and by him so published ; afterward illustrated with notes by Jo. Isa. Pontanus ; and now lastly made English ... by John Chilmead ...

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Author:	Hues, Robert, 1553-1632.
Title:	A learned treatise of globes, both cœlestiall and terrestriall with their several uses / written first in Latine, by Mr. Robert Hues, and by him so published ; afterward illustrated with notes by Jo. Isa. Pontanus ; and now lastly made English ... by John Chilmead ...
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Print source:	A learned treatise of globes, both cœlestiall and terrestriall with their several uses / written first in Latine, by Mr. Robert Hues, and by him so published ; afterward illustrated with notes by Jo. Isa. Pontanus ; and now lastly made English ... by John Chilmead ... Hues, Robert, 1553-1632., Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654., Pontanus, Johannes Isacius, 1571-1639., Molyneux, Emery. London: Printed by J.S. for Andrew Kemb, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1659.
Alternate titles:	Tractatus de globis et eorum usu. English
Subject terms:	Globes -- Early works to 1800.
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To the Reader.

The Contents of the Chapters, of this TREATISE.

The Preface.

The first Part, Of those things which are common both to the Caelestiall and Terrestriall GLOBE.

CHAP. I. What a Globe is, with the parts thereof: and of the Circles of the Globe.

CHAP II. Of the Circles which are described upon the Super∣ficies of th Globe.

CHAP. III. Of the three Positions of Sphaeres: Right, Parallel, and Oblique.

CHAP. IIII. Of the Zones.

CHAP. V. Of the Amphiseij, Hereroscij, and Periscij.

CHAP. VI. Of the Perioeci, Antoeci, and Antipodes:

CHAP. VII. Of Climates and Parallels.

The second Part,

CHAP. I. Of such things as are proper to the Coelestiall Globe: and first of the Planets.

CHAP. II. Of the fixed Starrs, and their Constellations.

CHAP. III. Of the Constellations of the Northern Hemisphaere.

CHAP. VI. Of the Northerne Signes of the Zodiaque.

CHAP. V. Of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphaere: and first of those in the Zodiaque.

CHAP VI. Of the Constellations of the Southern Hemisphaere, which are without the Zodiack.

CHAP. VII. Of the Starrs which are not expressed in the Globe.

The third Part,

CHAP. I. Of the Geographicall description of the Terrestriall Globe; and the parts of the world yet known.

CHAP II. Of the Circumference of the Earth or of a Greater Circle: and of the Measure of a Degree.

The fourth Part,

CHAP. I. Of the Use of Globes.

CHAP. I. How to find the Longitude, Latitude, Distance, and Angle of Position, or situation of any place expressed in the Ter∣restriall Globe.

CHAP II. How to find the Latitude of any place.

CHAP. III. How to find the distance of two places, and angle of position, or situation.

CHAP. IV. To find the Altitude of the Sun, or other Stars.

CHAP. V. To find the place and Declination of the Sun, for any day given.

CHAP. VI. How to find the Latitude of any place, by observing the Meridian Altitude of the Sunne, or other Starre.

To find out the Latitude of any place, by knowing the place of the Sun, or other Starre, and observing the Altitude of it two severall times with the space of time betwixt the two Observations.

CHAP. VII. How to find the Right and Oblique Ascension of the Sunne and Starrs, for any Latitude of place, and time assigned.

Certain Rules, for the Astronomicall rising in a right Sphaere.

Rules for the Astronomicall rising in an Oblique Sphaere.

CHAP. VIII. How to sinde out the Horizontall difference be∣twixt the Meridian and the Verticall circle of the Sunne, or any otheh Starre, (which they call the Azimuth,) for any time or place assigned.

CHAP. IX. How to find the hour of the day, as also the Amplitude of rising and setting of the Sun and Starres, for any time or Latitude of place.

CHAP. X. Of the threefold rising and setting of Stars.

CHAP. XI. How to finde the beginning and end of the Twilight, for any time and Latitude of place.

CHAP. XII. How to find the length of the Artificiall Day or Night, or quantity of the Sunnes Parallel that remains above the Horizon, and that is hid beneath it, for any Latitude of place and time assigned. As also to find the same of any other Starre.

CHAP. XIII. How to find out the houre of the Day and Night, both equall and unequall, for any tme and La∣titude of place.

CHAP. XIV. To find out the Longitude, Latitude, and Declina∣tion of any fixed Star, as it is expressed in the Globe.

CHAP. XV. To find the variation of the Compasse, for any La∣titude of place.

CHAP. XVI. How to make a Sun Diall by the Globe, for any Latitude of place.

The fifth and last Part. Of the Rumbes that are described in the Terre∣striall Globe, and their use.

Of the use if Rumbes in the Terrestriall Globe.

I. The difference of Longitude and Latitude of two places being known, how to find out the Rumbe and Distance of the same.

II. The Rumbe being known, and difference of Longitude; how to finde the difference of Lati∣tude and distance.

III. The difference of Longitude and distance being given; how to finde the Rumbe, and difference of Latitude.

IV The difference of Latitude and Rumbe being given, how to find the difference of Longitude and distance.

V. The difference of Latitude, and distance being given, the Rumbe and difference of Longitude may be found.

VI. The Rumbe and distance being given, the difference of Longitude and Latitude may also be found.

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