The art of dialling, by a new, easie, and most speedy way. : Shewing how to describe the hour lines upon all forts of plains; howsoever, or in what latitude soever situated. Also; to find the hour of the day, and the azimuth of the sun, whereby the sight of any plain is examined. Performed by a quadrant filled with lines necessary to that purpose. / Invented and published in Anno 1638, by Samuel Forster, then Professor of Astronomie in Gresham Colledge.
| Author/creator | Foster, Samuel |
| Other author | Leybourn, William, 1626-1716. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition / with several additions and variations of the authors, deduced from his own manuscript. With a supplement, performing all the instrumental work of the quadrant, by calculation. By help of the canons of sines and tangents, which of all ways is the most exact. By William Leybourn Philomath. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by J. R. for Francis Eglesfield at the Marygold in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1675. |
| Description | [8], 55, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., charts. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240862674 |
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| Variant title | Art of dialing, by a new, easy, and most speedy way |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) F1629 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2770:35) |
| Stock number | CL0037000120 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |