A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestrial
Subtitle: In six books ... more fully and amply than hath yet been set forth, either by Gemma, Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that taught the use of the globes : and that so plainly and methodically, that the meanest capacity may be at first reading apprehend it, and with little practice grow expert in these divine sciences : with an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere
By: by Joseph Moxon, hydrographer to the King's most excellent majesty : whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars : shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the cœlestial globe : as also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy ...
Contributors: Roycroft, Thomas, -1677, printer; Hood, Thomas, active 1582-1598; Loggan, David, 1635-1700?, engraver; Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Edition: The 3rd ed. corrected and enl.
Publisher: Printed by Tho. Royecroft, for J. Moxon
Published: 1674
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Astronomy; Early works to 1800; Globes; Sundials; Celestial globes; Constellations
Other titles: Ductor ad astronomiam & geographiam, vel usus globi, cœlestis quam terrestris in libris sex; Easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestrial
Notes: "The ancient stories of the several stars and constellations ... Dr. Hood": p. 208-232.

Added engraved title page; initial; woodcut diagrams; engraved illustrations.

Bookseller's advertisement: p. 1 of last count.

Loosely based on Part 2 of: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon. Institutio astronomica de usu globorum et sphaerarum caelestium ac terrestrium. Cf. ESTC.

The title page phrase 'shewing by the globes the solution of' is bracketed from book 2 through book 6.

English short title catalogue, R31059
Table of contents: title: [From title page:] 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography; title: 2. Shewing by the globes the solution of astronomical and geographical problemes; title: 3. Problemes in navigation; title: 4. Astrological problemes; title: 5. Gnomonical problemes; title: 6. Trigonometrical problemes.