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An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
An Essay on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes Author:George Adams Have you ever wanted to be able to find the longitude of wherever you were, or to know what time of day it was without using a watch? George Adams' An Essay on the Use of Terrestrial Globes, written in 1766, answers these questions and many more. George Adams was the mathematical instrument maker to the King of England and the optician to t... more »he Prince of Wales. Utilizing simple scientific truths, Adams describes how to find the longitude and latitude of any location, how to ascertain the sun?s declination, how to construct a sundial, how to determine the coordinates of a comet, how to plan for winter or summer solstices, and much more.« less