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Category: Books (Science)
Author: George Adams
Author: George Adams
ISBN-10: 1565549481
ISBN-10: 1565549481
ISBN-13: 9781565549487
ISBN-13: 9781565549487
Publisher: Firebird Press
Publisher: Firebird Press
Pages: 246
Pages: 246
Binding: Paperback
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 01-Oct-2006
Pub Date: 01-Oct-2006
SKU: 1565549481-11-MPOD
SKU: 1565549481-11-MPOD
Item ID: 101731121

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How to navigate using 18th-century instruments. George Adams was the mathematical instrument maker to the King of England and the optician to the Prince of Wales. Utilizing simple scientific truths, Adams describes how to find the longitude and latitude of any location, how to ascertain the sun???s declination, how to construct a sundial, how to determine the coordinates of a comet, how to plan for winter or summer solstices, and much more.

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