A New Discovery for Finding the Longitude
by William Hobbs
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hobbs, William, 1658-
- Title
- A new discovery for finding the longitude
- Original Publication
- London: William Hobbs, 1714.
- Credits
- John Welch, MWS, Cambridge Digital Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QB: Science: Astronomy
- Subject
- Longitude -- Early works to 1800
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 75039
- Release Date
- January 4, 2025
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.A New Discovery for Finding the Longitude . — The Description of the said Movement. — How to set it first in Motion. — How to find the Hour and Minute of the Day at London , by the said Movement. — How to find the Hour and Minute, at the place where you are, when abroad, either at Sea or Land.
- 3.MEMORANDUM.
- 4.The Form of the Book to be kept for each Movement, wherein must be entred the Numbers, &c. (which are to be found at the Returning of the Ship) for finding the Hour and Minute at London .
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