Astronomical and geographical essays
By: by George Adams ...
Contributors: Lodge, John, -1796, ill; Laurie, Robert, 1755?-1836, ill; Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848, ill; Boyd, J., former owner; Adams, George, 1709-1772
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Printed for the author, by R. Hindmarsh ...
Published: 1790
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: Astronomy; Early works to 1800; Globes; Scientific apparatus and instruments; Catalogs
Notes: Signatures: a⁸ (a5 advertisements), b², A-Pp⁸, Qq⁴.

Illustrations engraved by John Lodge, and by Robert Laurie after E.F. Burney.

"A catalogue of mathematical and philosophical instruments, made and sold by George Adams ...": 15 p. at end.

"The use of celestial and terrestrial globes" (p. [231]-492) is based on the author's father's Treatise describing and explaining the construction and use of new celestial and terrestrial globes.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. A full and comprehensive view, on a new plan, of the general principles of astronomy; title: II. The use of the celestial and terrestrial globes; title: III. The description and use of the armillary sphere, planetarium, tellurian, and lunarium; title: IV. An introduction to practical astronomy.