A compendious system of astronomy, in a course of familiar lectures; in which the principles of that science are clearly elucidated, so as to be intelligible to those who have not studied the mathematics. Also trigonometrical and celestial problems, with a key to the ephemeris, and a vocabulary of the terms of science used in the lectures; which latter are explained agreeably to their application in them (1797)
Bryan, Margaret, active 1815 · London, Printed for the author and sold by Leigh and Sotheby and G. Kearsley · leaf 65
7\ drndfr sculp? Plate TI. Fig. 3. … T.Conda- Sculp? [ 23 ] LECTURE II. ORIGIN OF ASTRONOMY. ITS FIRST CULTIVATORS. CHALDE-ANS, ^EGYPTIANS. FIRST MEASURE OF TIMES AND SEASONS. ORIGIN AND SYMBOLICAL EXPLANATION OF THE ZO-DIAC. CONSTELLATIONS; THEIR USE IN NAVIGA-TION. ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THIS ART. HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY. THE CALENDAR.…
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