The description and use of a new astronomical instrument : for taking altitudes of the sun and stars at sea, without an horizon; together with an easy and sure method of observing the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites, or any other phoenomenon of the like kind, on ship-board.
| Author/creator | Ward, William |
| Other author | Smith, Caleb, active 1740, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for G. Strahan, W. Meadows, and J. Clarke, C. Rivington, W. Innys and R. Manby [and 7 others in London], 1735. |
| Description | 31, 1 unnumbered page, plate ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Signed in MS. on p. 20: Willm Ward. Caleb Smith. |
| General note | An advertisement for Heath's stock reads "This instrument is made only by Thomas Heath, .. ". |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT4457. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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