Recreations in science and natural philosophy (1844)
Ozanam, Jacques, 1640-1717. n 93006101, Montucla, Jean Etienne, 1725-1799. n 85800222, Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823. n 84160398, Riddle, Edward, 1788-1854. no2004015425 · London : Thomas Tegg · leaf 541
GNOMONICAL PARADOX. 523 Fig. 16. z r equal to the arc z s : from the points R and s let … z, the complement of which is the sun’s azimuth; but this is sufficient in regard to an operation which is rather curious than useful. This construction is much simpler and far more elegant, than that given by Oza- nam, for the solution of the same problem. GNOMONICAL PARADOX. Every sun-dial ,…
Scientific recreations
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![An illustration from Nicolai Copernici Torinensis De reuolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI : Habes in hoc opere iam recens nato, & aedito, studiose lector, motus stellarum, tam fixarum, quàm erraticarum, cum ex ueteribus, tum etiam ex recentibus obseruationibus restitutos: & nouis insuper ac admirabilibus hypothesibus ornatos. Habes etiam tabulas expeditissimas, ex quibus eosdem ad quoduis tempus quàm facillime caculare poteris. Igitur eme, lege, fruere. [Line in Greek] (1543)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-nicolaicopernici00cope-318-210.webp)
