Horlogiographia optica. : Dialling universall and particular: speculative and practicall. In a threefold praecognita, viz. geometricall, philosophicall, and astronomicall: and a threefold practise, viz. arithmeticall, geometricall, and instrumentall. With diverse propositions of the use and benefit of shadows, serving to prick down the signes, declination, and azimuths, on sun-dials, and diverse other benefits. Illustrated by diverse opticall conceits, taken out of Augilonius, Kercherius, Clavius, and others. Lastly, topothesia, or, a feigned description of the court of art. Full of benefit for the making of dials, use of the globes, difference of meridians, and most propositions of astronomie. Together with many usefull instruments and dials in brasse, made by Walter Hayes, at the Crosse Daggers in More Fields. Written by Silvanus Morgan.
1652
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Title
Horlogiographia optica. : Dialling universall and particular: speculative and practicall. In a threefold praecognita, viz. geometricall, philosophicall, and astronomicall: and a threefold practise, viz. arithmeticall, geometricall, and instrumentall. With diverse propositions of the use and benefit of shadows, serving to prick down the signes, declination, and azimuths, on sun-dials, and diverse other benefits. Illustrated by diverse opticall conceits, taken out of Augilonius, Kercherius, Clavius, and others. Lastly, topothesia, or, a feigned description of the court of art. Full of benefit for the making of dials, use of the globes, difference of meridians, and most propositions of astronomie. Together with many usefull instruments and dials in brasse, made by Walter Hayes, at the Crosse Daggers in More Fields. Written by Silvanus Morgan.
Created/published
London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for Andrew Kemb, and Robert Boydell, and are to be sold at St. Margarets Hill in Southwark, and at the Bulwark neer the Tower, 1652.
Description
[16], 144 p. : ill. (woodcuts, copper-plate engravings) ; (4to)
Note
With an additional title page, engraved and initialed by John Goddard: Horlogiographia optica dialing universall and perticuler.
The first leaf contains verses "On the frontispiece".
Annotation on Thomason copy: The "2" in the imprint date is crossed out and date altered to 1652; "Febr. 4th".
The first leaf contains verses "On the frontispiece".
Annotation on Thomason copy: The "2" in the imprint date is crossed out and date altered to 1652; "Febr. 4th".
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), M2741
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.652[16]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R202919
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.652[16]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R202919
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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145- 210q
Folger-specific note
Provenance: partially illegible inscription, "[?]oresley Library" with shelf-mark; acquired from F. Edwards (EP 4.12.54), 4/19/54