An essay on the use of celestial and terrestrial globes : exemplified in a greater variety of problems, than are to be found in any other work; exhibiting the general principles of dialing & navigation. / By the late George Adams, mathematical instrument maker to His Majesty, and optician to the Prince of Wales.

Author/creator Adams, George
Other author Draper, J. (John), 1779-1865 engraver.
Other author Scot, Robert, 1745-1823 engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition. With the author's last improvements, illustrated with copper-plates.
Publication InfoWhitehall [Pa.] : Printed for William Young, bookseller and stationer n. 52 South 2d. Street, Philadelphia, 1800.
Description2 unnumbered pages, viii, 1 unnumbered page, 10-238 pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 36757. ^A478749
General noteRunning title: Description and use of the globes.
General noteAlso issued as the second part of: Adams, George. Astronomical & geographical essays ... Fourth edition. Whitehall, [Pa.], 1800 (Evans 36756). A second sequence of page numerals ([10], 195-424) continuous with those of the first part appears at the foot of the pages. The plates are nos. xvi and xiii.
General noteError in paging: p. 149 misnumbered 142.
General notePlates engraved by Robert Scot and John Draper.
References Evans 36757
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 36757).

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