The triangular quadrant, or, The quadrant on a sector : being a general instrument for land or sea observations : performing all the uses of the ordinary sea instruments, as Davis quadrant, forestaff, crosstaff, bow, with more ease, profitableness, and conveniency, and as much exactness as any or all of them : moreover, it may be made a particular and a general quadrant for all latitudes, and have the sector lines also : to which is added a rectifying table to find the suns true declination to a minute or two, any day or hour of the 4 years : whereby to find the latitude of a place by meridian, or any two other altitudes of the sun or stars / first thus contrived and made by John Brown.

Author/creator Brown, John
Format Electronic
Publication Info[London] : To be sold at [his, i.e. Brown's] house, or at Hen. Sutton's ..., 1662.
Description[2], 24, [1] p. : ill.
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SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAdded illustrated t.p.
General notePlace of publication suggested by Wing.
General noteReproduction of original in the British Library.
References Wing B5043
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1545:11)
Other titleTriangular quadrant.
Other titleQuadrant on a sector.
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