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- catalog contributor b6062412.
- catalog coverage "United States New York New York.".
- catalog created "1812.".
- catalog date "1812.".
- catalog date "1970".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1812.".
- catalog description "I. An extensive collection of astronomical and other definitions.--II. Problems performed by the terrestrial globe, including those related to geography, navigation, dialling, &c. with many new and important problems and investigations, particularly useful to the navigator and practical astronomer.--III. Problems performed by the celestial globe, including those of finding the longitude at sea, new methods of finding the latitude, with only one altitude of the sun, or a star, at any given time, with the method of representing the spherical triangle on the globe, &c.--IV. A comprehensive account of the solar system, with the elementary principles, and most valuable modern discoveries in astronomy to the present time. The nature and motion of comets, of the fixed stars, eclipses, the theory of the tides, laws of motion, gravity, &c. with diagrams elucidating the demonstrations.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Shaw & Shoemaker, 27419".
- catalog extent "vii, 512 p. :".
- catalog isPartOf "Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 27419.".
- catalog isReferencedBy "Shaw & Shoemaker, 27419".
- catalog issued "1812.".
- catalog issued "1970".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Smith & Forman,".
- catalog spatial "United States New York New York.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy.".
- catalog subject "Globes.".
- catalog subject "QB66 .W2".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. An extensive collection of astronomical and other definitions.--II. Problems performed by the terrestrial globe, including those related to geography, navigation, dialling, &c. with many new and important problems and investigations, particularly useful to the navigator and practical astronomer.--III. Problems performed by the celestial globe, including those of finding the longitude at sea, new methods of finding the latitude, with only one altitude of the sun, or a star, at any given time, with the method of representing the spherical triangle on the globe, &c.--IV. A comprehensive account of the solar system, with the elementary principles, and most valuable modern discoveries in astronomy to the present time. The nature and motion of comets, of the fixed stars, eclipses, the theory of the tides, laws of motion, gravity, &c. with diagrams elucidating the demonstrations.".
- catalog title "A new treatise on the use of the globes, and practical astronomy, or, A comprehensive view of the system of the world [microform] : in four parts : the whole serving as an introduction to the higher astronomy and natural philosophy, is illustrated with a variety of important notes, useful remarks, &c. and each problem with several examples : the necessary astronomical instruments are pointed out, and the most useful tables are inserted in the work : designed for the instruction of youth, and particularly adapted to the United States / by J. Wallace.".
- catalog type "text".