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D (Stack)Whiston, William
Astronomical Lectures, Read in the Publick Schools At Cambridge. By William Whiston, M.A. Mr. Lucas's Professor of the Mathematicks in that University. Whereunto is added a Collection Of Astronomical Tables; Being those of Mr. Flamsteed, Corrected; Dr Halley; Monsieur Cassini; and Mr. Street. For the Use of young Students in the University.
The Second Edition Corrected. London: Printed for J. Senex, in Fleet-street, W. and J. Innys, near S. Paul's, J. Osborne and T. Longman in Pater-noster-row. M.DCC.XXVIII [1728]. University Observatory Collection
[1982-123]
1728
Q (Stack)Whiston, William
Memoirs Of The Life and Writings Of Mr. William Whiston. Containing, Memoirs of several of his Friends also
Written by himself. London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Mr. Whiston, in Fleet-street; and Mr. Bishop, in Little Turn-Stile, Holborn. 1749. (Price in Sheets Six Shillings.) Two volumes [sense and pagination uninterrupted]. University Observatory Collection
[1982-124]
1749
R (Stack)Whiston, William
Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematick Philosophy more easily Demonstrated: with Dr Halley's Account of Comets Illustrated. Being Forty Lectures Read in the Publick Schools at Cambridge. ... For the use of Young Students there
In this English Edition the Whole is Corrected and Improved by the Author. London: Printed for J. Senex at the Globe in Salisbury-Court; and W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row. 1716. 8vo. On permanent loan from University College, Oxford (D.5.58)
[1962-65/ ]
1716
Radcliffe Tracts 47 (15)Whiston, William
The Longitude discovered by the Eclipses, Occultations, and Conjunctions of Jupiter's Planets. With Descriptions of those Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes; and of those Sectors, and the Quadrant, which are the Instruments necessary for this Discovery, both at Land and Sea. To which is added, an Ephemeris for the latter Half of the Year of our Lord 1738. Configurations of Jupiter's Planets at Six a Clock every Evening, while Jupiter is to be any where seen. With those Eclipses, Occultations, and Conjunctions that are useful for the Discovery of the Longitude, both at Land and Sea
Humbly recommended to the Honourable the Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea. London: John Whiston, 1738.
[1934-41]
1738
Radcliffe Tracts 47 (154)Whiston, William
Table of Eclipses ...
London, 1739
[1934-41]
1739
Radcliffe Tracts 69 (13)Whiston, William
An Account of a Surprizing Meteor, seen in the Air March 19. 1718/19. at Night. Containing, I. A Description of this Meteor, from the Original Letters of those who saw it in different Places. II. Some Historical Accounts of the like Meteors before. III. A Demonstration that such Meteors are not Comets. IV. That such Meteors are not a Concourse of Vapours above our Atmosphere. V. That they are prodigious Blasts of Thunder and Lightenings in the upper Regions of our Air. VI. Observations from the Whole
London: Printed for W. Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1719.
[1934-41]
1719
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (4)Whiston, William
The Calculation of Solar Eclipses without Parallaxes. With A Specimen of the same in the Total Eclipse of the Sun, May 11. 1724. Now first made Publick. To which is added, A Proposal how, with the Latitude given, the Geographical Longitude of all the Parts of the Earth may be settled by the bare Knowledge of the Duration of Solar Eclipses, and especially of Total Darkness. With An Account of some late Observations made with Dipping Needles, in order to discover the Longitude and Latitude at Sea
London: Printed for J. Senex in Fleetstreet; and W. Taylor in Pater-Noster-Row, 1724.
[1934-41]
1724
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (5)Whiston, William
An Account of a Surprizing Meteor, Seen in the Air, March the 6th, 1715/16. at Night. Containing, I. A Description of this Meteor, from the Author's own Observations. II. Some Historical Accounts of the like Meteors before; with Extracts from such Letters, and Accounts of this, as the Author has received. III. The Principal Phaenomena of this Meteor. IV. Conjectures for their Solution. V. Reasons why our Solutions are so imperfect. VI. Inferences and Observations from the Premises
Second Edition. London: Printed for J. Senex, at the Globe in Salisbury-court; and W. Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1716.
[1934-41]
1716
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (6)Whiston, William
An Account of a Surprizing Meteor, Seen in the Air March 19. 1718/19. at Night. Containing, I. A Description of this Meteor, from the Original Letters of those who saw it in different Places. II. Some Historical Accounts of the like Meteors before. III. A Demonstration that such Meteors are not Comets. IV. That such Meteors are not a Concourse of Vapours above our Atmosphere. V. That they are prodigious Blasts of Thunder and Lightnings in the upper Regions of Our Air. VI. Observations from the whole
Second Edition. To which is added, A Vindication of his Account of the late Meteor, from the different Account given of it by Dr Halley, in the Philosophical Transactions, no. 360. London: W. Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1719.
[1934-41]
1719
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (7)Whiston, William
Sir Isaac Newton's Corollaries from his Philosophy and Chronology, In His Own Words. Published in English
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1729.
[1934-41]
1729
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (8)Whiston, William
The Astronomical Year: Or, An Account Of the many remarkable Celestial Phenomena of the Great Year MDCCXXXVI. Particularly of the Late Comet, Which was foretold by Sir Isaac Newton, and appeared at its Conclusion
London: Printed for John Whiston, at Mr Boyle's Head, Fleetstreet, 1737.
[1934-41]
1737