Uranoscopia, or, The contemplation of the heavens
Subtitle: being a demonstration of the equation of time : with the method of observing the solar ingresses into any point of the ecliptic : and the investigation of the aphelions, and eccentricities of the planets : the determination of the greatest elongation of Venus and Mercury from the sun : of the mean motion of the earth, her aphelion, and the recession of the equinox : the sun and moon's true and apparent places, by calculation and observation : with the true hour of the night, by the stars, perform'd by a new quadrant : also, an explanation and demonstration of the Keplarian and Flamsteedian methods of computing the times, and principal appearances of solar eclipses : to which are added, new tables of the nonagesime degree, its altitude : the moon's parallax in altitude, longitude and latitude : with many other things useful for such a work
By: by Charles Leadbetter
Series: Landmarks II, monographs
Publisher: J. Wilcox
Published: 1735
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 590
Subjects: Astronomy -- Early works to 1800; Time -- Early works to 1800; Ephemerides
Other titles: Contemplation of the heavens
Notes: Master microform held by: Readex

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Landmarks II, monographs)