Margetts's longitude tables [electronic resource] : for correcting the effect of parallax and refraction, on the observ'd distance taken between the moon and the sun, or a fixed star, Whereby the True Distance is Accurately Obtain'd, and the Corresponding, Time at Greenwich Found by Inspection.
1790
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Margetts's longitude tables [electronic resource] : for correcting the effect of parallax and refraction, on the observ'd distance taken between the moon and the sun, or a fixed star, Whereby the True Distance is Accurately Obtain'd, and the Corresponding, Time at Greenwich Found by Inspection.
Author
Margetts, George, 1748-1804.
Publication Details
London : printed for the author, no.42, Penton Street Islington. And sold by Mr. Elmsly Bookseller in the Strand, and Messrs. Gilbert & Wright, opticians Leadenball Street, where the Author will attend in order to give a full Explanation of his Method of finding the Longitude, [1790]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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[2],xiip.,tables ; 2⁰.
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The title page and tables are engraved.
Dedication dated: May 17, 1790.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Dedication dated: May 17, 1790.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T89364.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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