Tractatus de Globis et Eorum Usu A Treatise Descriptive of the Globes Constructed by Emery Molyneux and Published in 1592
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- LATIN TITLE
- ENGLISH TITLE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM EDITION OF 1594
- MEMORANDUM
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- FIRST PART
- SECOND PART
- THIRD PART
- FOURTH PART
- CHAP. I How to finde the Longitude, Latitude, Distance, and Angle of Position, or situation of any place expressed in the Terrestriall Globe
- CHAP. II How to finde the Latitude of any place
- CHAP. III How to find the distance of two places, and angle of position, or situation
- CHAP. IV To finde the altitude of the Sunne, or other Starre
- CHAP. V TO finde the place and declination of the Sunne for any day given
- CHAP. VI How to finde the latitude of any place by observing the Meridian Altitude of the Sunne or other Starre
- CHAP. VII How to find the Right and Oblique Ascension of the Sunne and Starres for any Latitude of place and time assigned
- CHAP. VIII How to finde out the Horizontall difference betwixt the Meridian and Verticall circle of the Sunne or any other Starre (which they call the Azimuth), for any time or place assigned
- CHAP. IX How to finde the houre of the day, as also the Amplitude, of rising and setting of the Sunne 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 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 Sunne's Parallel that remaines 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 Starres
- CHAP. XIII How to finde out the houre of the Day or Night, both equall and unequail, for any time or Latitude of place
- CHAP. XIV To finde out the Longitude, Latitude, and Declination of any fixed Starre as it is expressed in the Globe
- CHAP. XV To finde the variation of the Compasse for any Latitude of place
- CHAP. XVI How to make a Sunne Diall by the Globe for any Latitude of place
- FIFTH PART
- INDEX GEOGRAPHICUS
- BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF NAMES
- INDEX OF NAMES OF STARS GIVEN BY HUES IN HIS “TRACTATUS DE GLOBIS”, WITH REMARKS
- INDEX OF PLACES MENTIONED
- INDEX TO SUBJECTS
- SAILING DIEECTIONS FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND A VOYAGE TO THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAE
- CONTENTS
- CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND
- SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND AND FOR A VOYAGE TO THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR
- INTRODUCTOEY REMARKS TO GLOSSARY
- GLOSSARY
- Plate section
CHAP. III - How to find the distance of two places, and angle of position, or situation
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- LATIN TITLE
- ENGLISH TITLE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM EDITION OF 1594
- MEMORANDUM
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- FIRST PART
- SECOND PART
- THIRD PART
- FOURTH PART
- CHAP. I How to finde the Longitude, Latitude, Distance, and Angle of Position, or situation of any place expressed in the Terrestriall Globe
- CHAP. II How to finde the Latitude of any place
- CHAP. III How to find the distance of two places, and angle of position, or situation
- CHAP. IV To finde the altitude of the Sunne, or other Starre
- CHAP. V TO finde the place and declination of the Sunne for any day given
- CHAP. VI How to finde the latitude of any place by observing the Meridian Altitude of the Sunne or other Starre
- CHAP. VII How to find the Right and Oblique Ascension of the Sunne and Starres for any Latitude of place and time assigned
- CHAP. VIII How to finde out the Horizontall difference betwixt the Meridian and Verticall circle of the Sunne or any other Starre (which they call the Azimuth), for any time or place assigned
- CHAP. IX How to finde the houre of the day, as also the Amplitude, of rising and setting of the Sunne 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 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 Sunne's Parallel that remaines 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 Starres
- CHAP. XIII How to finde out the houre of the Day or Night, both equall and unequail, for any time or Latitude of place
- CHAP. XIV To finde out the Longitude, Latitude, and Declination of any fixed Starre as it is expressed in the Globe
- CHAP. XV To finde the variation of the Compasse for any Latitude of place
- CHAP. XVI How to make a Sunne Diall by the Globe for any Latitude of place
- FIFTH PART
- INDEX GEOGRAPHICUS
- BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF NAMES
- INDEX OF NAMES OF STARS GIVEN BY HUES IN HIS “TRACTATUS DE GLOBIS”, WITH REMARKS
- INDEX OF PLACES MENTIONED
- INDEX TO SUBJECTS
- SAILING DIEECTIONS FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND A VOYAGE TO THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAE
- CONTENTS
- CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND
- SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF ENGLAND AND FOR A VOYAGE TO THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR
- INTRODUCTOEY REMARKS TO GLOSSARY
- GLOSSARY
- Plate section
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- Tractatus de Globis et Eorum UsuA Treatise Descriptive of the Globes Constructed by Emery Molyneux and Published in 1592, pp. 99Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1889