Cosmographia, or, A view of the terrestrial and cœlestial globes in a brief explanation of the principles of plain and solid geometry applied to surveying and gauging of cask : the doctrine of primum mobile : with an account of the Juilan & Gregorian calendars, and the computation of the places of the sun, moon, and fixed stars ... : to which is added an introduction unto geography / by John Newton ...

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Cosmographia, or, A view of the terrestrial and cœlestial globes in a brief explanation of the principles of plain and solid geometry applied to surveying and gauging of cask : the doctrine of primum mobile : with an account of the Juilan & Gregorian calendars, and the computation of the places of the sun, moon, and fixed stars ... : to which is added an introduction unto geography / by John Newton ...

Author

Newton, John, 1622-1678.

Publication

London :: Printed for Thomas Passinger ...,

1679.

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Geometry -- Early works to 1800.

Calendar -- Early works to 1800.

Geography -- Early works to 1800.

Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• imprimatur
• title page
• TO THE Most Honourable HENRY SOMERSET, Lord Herbert, Baron of Chepstow, Raglan, and Gower, Earl and Marquess of Worcester, Lord President and Lord Lieutenant of Wales and the Marches, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucester, Here∣ford and Monmouth, and of the City and County of Bristol, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and one of His Majestie's Most Honourable Privy Council.
• TO THE READER.
• Practical Geometry; OR, THE ART of SURVEYING.
  • CHAP. I.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
    • Proposition III.
    • Proposition IV.
  • CHAP. II.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
  • CHAP. III.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
    • Proposition 3.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • Proposition. I.
    • Proposition II.
    • Proposition III.
    • Proposition IV.
    • Proposition V.
    • Proposition VI.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
    • Proposition III.
    • Proposition IV.
    • Proposition V.
    • Proposition VI.
    • Proposition VII.
    • Proposition VIII.
    • Proposition IX.
    • Proposition X.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
    • Proposition III.
    • Proposition IV.
    • Proposition V.
    • Proposition VI.
    • Proposition VII.
    • Proposition VIII.
    • Proposition IX.
    • Proposition X.
    • Proposition XI.
    • Proposition XII.
    • Proposition XIII.
    • Proposition XIV.
    • Proposition XV.
    • Proposition XVI.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • Proposition I.
    • Proposition II.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • Proposition. I.
    • Proposition. II.
    • Proposition. III.
    • Proposition. IV.
    • Proposition. V.
    • Proposition VI.
    • Proposition. VII.
    • Proposition. VIII.
    • Proposition. IX.
    • Proposition. X.
• title page
• mathematical tables
• title page
• mathematical tables
• title page
• AN INTRODUCTION TO Astronomy.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • Of Right angled Spherical Triangles.
      • CASE 1.
      • CASE 2.
      • CASE 3.
      • CASE 4.
      • CASE 5.
      • CASE 6.
      • CASE 7.
      • CASE 8.
      • CASE 9.
      • CASE 10.
      • CASE 11.
      • CASE 12.
      • CASE 13.
      • CASE 14.
      • CASE 15.
      • CASE 16.
        • CASE 1.
        • CASE 2.
        • CASE 3.
        • CASE 4.
        • CASE 5.
        • CASE 6.
        • CASE 7.
        • CASE 8.
        • CASE 9.
        • CASE 10.
        • CASE 11.
        • CASE 12.
  • CHAP. V.
    • PROBLEM 1.
    • PROBLEM 2.
    • PROBLEM 3.
    • PROBLEM 4.
    • PROBLEM 5.
    • PROBLEM 6.
    • PROBLEM 7.
    • PROBLEM 8.
    • PROBLEM 9.
    • PROBLEM 10.
    • PROBLEM 11.
    • PROBLEM 12.
    • PROBLEM 13.
    • PROBLEM 14.
    • PROBLEM 15.
    • PROBLEM 16.
    • PROBLEM 17.
      • For the Cusp of the Eleventh House.
        • 2. Operation.
      • For the Cusp of the Second House.
      • For the Cusp of the Third House.
      • For the Cusp of the Twelfth House.
      • For the Cusp of the Ascendant.
• title page
• AN INTRODUCTION TO Astronomy.
  • CHAP. I.
    • 1. Example.
    • 2. Example.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • 1. Proportion.
    • 2. Proportion.
    • 2. To find the Angle A☊B.
  • CHAP. XVII.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
• AN INTRODUCTION TO Geography, OR, The Fourth Part of COSMOGRAPHY.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • Anatolia or Asia minor.
    • Cyprus.
    • Syria.
    • Arabia.
    • Chaldea.
    • Assyria.
    • Mesopotamia.
    • Turcomania.
    • Media.
    • Persia.
    • Tartaria.
    • China.
    • India.
    • The Oriental Islands.
  • CHAP. V.
    • AEgypt.
    • Barbary.
    • Numidia.
    • Lybia.
    • Terra Nigritarum.
    • AEthiopia Superior.
    • AEthiopia Inferior.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • Scala Milliarium.
    • Soli Deo Gloria.
• THE TABLES OF THE MOONS MEAN MOTIONS.
• THE CONTENTS OF THE First Part, CONTAINING The Practical Geometry or the Art of Surveying.
• The Contents of the Second Part of this Treatise, of the Doctrine of the PRIMUM MOBILE.
• The Contents of the Third Part of this Treatise being an Account of the Civil Year with the reason of the diffe∣rence between the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, and the manner of Computing the Places of the Sun and Moon.
• The Fourth Part, or an Intro∣duction to Geography.
  • A Table of the view of the most no∣table Epochas.
• Books Printed for and sold by Thomas Pas∣singer at the Three Bibles on the middle of London-Bridge.