Tractatus de globis et eorum usu = A treatise descriptive of the globes constructed by Emery Molyneux, and published in 1592 /

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Annotation The text is edited, with 'Annotated Indices and an Introduction'. In addition to the treatise, the volume contains 'Sailing Directions for the Circumnavigation of England, and for a Voyage to the Straits of Gibraltar, from a 15th Century MS' which originally appeared a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hues, Robert
Otros Autores: Markham, Clements R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey [England] : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., 2010.
Colección:Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 79.
Temas:
Globes > Early works to 1800.
Globes terrestres > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Globes
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LATIN TITLE
  • ENGLISH TITLE
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM EDITION OF 1594
  • DEDICATORY EPISTLE TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH
  • PREFACE
  • FIRST PART: Of those things which are common both to the Coelestiall and Terrestriall Globe.
  • CHAP I. What a Globe is, with the parts thereof, and of the Circles of the Globe
  • CHAP II. Of the Circles which are described upon the Superficies of the Globe
  • CHAP III. Of the three positions of Spheres : Right, Parallel, and Oblique
  • CHAPT IIII. Of the Zones
  • CHAP V. Of the Amphiscii, Heteroscii, and PerisciiCHAP VI. Of the Periaeci, Antaeci, and Antipodes
  • CHAPT VII. Of Climates and Parallels
  • SECOND PART
  • CHAP I. Of such things as are proper to the Coelestiall Globe; and first of the Planets
  • CHAPT II. Of the Fixed Stars and their Constellations
  • CHAPT III. Of the Constellations of the Northerne Hemisphere
  • CHAPT IV. Of the Northerne Signes of the Zodiaque
  • CHAPT V. Of the Constellations of the Southerne Hemisphere: and first of those in the Zodiaque
  • CHAPT VI. Of ihe Constellations of the Southerne Hemisphere, which are without the ZodiaqueCHAPT VII. Of the Starres which are not expressed in the Globe
  • THIRD PART
  • CHAPT I. Of the Geographicall description of the Terrestriall Globe ; and the parts of the world yet knowne
  • CHAPT II. Of the Circumference of the Earth, or of a Greater Circle; and of the Measure of a Degree
  • FOURTH PART: Of the Use of Globes
  • CHAP I. How to finde the Longitude, Latitude, Distance, and Angle of Position, or situation of any place expressed in the Terrestriall Globe.
  • CHAP II. How to finde the Latitude of any placeCHAP III. How to find the distance of two places, and angle of position, or situation
  • CHAP IV. To finde the altitude of the Sunne, or other Starre
  • CHAP V. To finde the place and declination of the Sunne for any day given
  • CHAP VI. How to finde the latitude of any place by observing the Meridian Altitude of the Sunne or other Starre
  • CHAP VII. How to find the Right and Oblique Ascension of the Sunne and Starres for any Latitude of place and time assigned
  • CHAP VIII. How to finde out the Horizontall difference betwixt the Meridian and the Verticall circle of the Sunne or any other Starre (which they call the Azimuth), for any time or place assigned.CHAP IX. How to finde the houre of the day, as also the Amplitude, of rising and setting of the Sunne and Starres, for any time or latitude of place
  • CHAP X. Of the threefold rising and setting of Stars
  • CHAP XI. How to finde the beginning and end of the Twilight for anytime, and Latitude of Place

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