A new and easy guide to the use of the globes and the rudiments of geography. Wherein The Knowledge of the Heavens and Earth is made easy to the meanest Capacity: First, by giving a short and concise Account of the four Quarters of the World, with the Distance and Situation of the most principal Islands and inland Places, and by the Solution of Seventy useful Problems in Geography, Astronomy, Navigation, &c. Written in familiar Dialogues, in order to render it more easy, pleasant, and diverting to the Learner: With some Observations on Mr. Neale's Patent Globes. To which is annex'd, three useful tables. I. Shews the Latitude and Longitude of the principal Places from the meridian of London. II. Shewing the Sun's Place, Declination, Time of Rising and Setting; Length of Days and Nights, and Beginning and Ending of Twilight every Week, according to the New Style. III. Shews the Latitude, Longitude, Right Ascension, and Declination of the most eminent fixed Stars. By Daniel Fenning, Author of the Young Algebraist's Companion, and the British Youth's Instructor, or A New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetick, and the Universal Spelling-Book. Recommended by several eminent Mathematicians

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Fenning, Daniel
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin printed for James Williams, at No. 5. in Skinner-Row 1769, 1769
Edition:	The third edition, with improvements by the author
Subjects:	Geography Globes
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0253800200?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa