Horometria: or The compleat diallist. : Wherein the whole mystery of the art of dialling is plainly taught three several wayes; two of which are performed geometrically by rule and compass onely: and the third instrumentally, by a quadrant fitted for that purpose. With the working of such propositions of the sphere, as are most usefull in astronomy and navigation ... By Thomas Stirrup, philomath. Whereunto is added an appendix, shewing how the parallels of declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, & Italian houres; the azimuths, almicanters, &c. may be easily inscribed on any dial whatsoever, by rule and compasse onely. And to draw a diall on the seeling of a room, by W. Leybourn. Also, Dialling Vniversal, performed by an easie and most speedy way, ... by certain scales set on a small portable ruler, by G.S. practitioner in the mathematicks.
| Author/creator | Stirrup, Thomas |
| Other author | Leybourn, William, 1626-1716. |
| Other author | Serle, George. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition with additions. |
| Publication Info | London : printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for Thomas Pierrepont, at the Sun in Paul's Church-yard, 1659 [i.e.1658] |
| Description | [8], 184; [8], 131, [1] p. : ill. (woodcuts) |
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| Subjects |
| Variant title | Horometria |
| Other title | Compleat diallist |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Frontis = ill. |
| General note | "An appendix" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "Dialling universal" has separate dated titlepage, pagination, and register and is cataloged separately. |
| General note | "Dialling universal" (S2622) also issued separately. |
| General note | S2622 appears on UMI microfilm set (Thomason Tracts) on reel 143, E.956[3]. |
| General note | G.S = George Serle cf. Wing. |
| General note | Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob: 20". |
| General note | Bound with Thomason items from 1658. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) S5689 |
| References | Thomason E.956[2] |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 143:E956[2]) |
| Other title | Appendix, shewing how the parallels of declination; the Jewish, Babylonish, & Italian hours; the asimuths, almicanters &c. may be easily inscribed on any dial whatsoever. |
| Other title | Dialling universal. |
| Stock number | CL0051000005 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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