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LE Leadbetter, Charles
Mechanical Dialling: or, The New Art of Shadows: freed from the many obscurities, superfluities, and errors of former writers upon this subject. The whole laid down after so plain a method that any Person, etc.
London, 1737. Lewis Evans Collection
[1924-0]
1737
Radcliffe Tracts 31 (9)Leadbetter, Charles
Astronomy of the Satellites of the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn: Grounded upon Sir Isaac Newton's Theory of the Earth's Satellite. The Theory explain'd, and made easy to the meanest Capacity, in calculating the true Place of the Moon: And Freed from the Errors printed in the said Theory, Dr Gregory, Dr Harris, and several other Authors. By which now the Place of the Moon, and Eclipses of the Luminaries, are found to a very great Exactness. Also, New Tables of the Motions of the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, (founded upon the Observations of Mr. Flamsteed, Mr. Cassini, Mr. Hugens, Dr Halley and Mr. Pound), from the Vernal Equinox; By which their Places and Positions, in respect of one another, may be exactly determined at any given time. Adapted to the Meridian of London. To which is added, A Problem to find the Latitude of the Place by the Altitude of the Sun, Moon, or Star, upon any Azimuth; being very useful for all Sea-faring Men, as well as Gentlemen and others
London: J. Wilcox, 1729.
[1934-41]
1729
Radcliffe Tracts 90 (2)Leadbetter, Charles
Astronomy of the Satellites of the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn: Grounded upon Sir Isaac Newton's Theory of the Earth's Satellite. The Theory explain'd, and made easy to the meanest Capacity, in calculating the true Place of the Moon: And freed from the Errors printed in the said Theory, by Dr Gregory, Dr Harris, and several other Authors. By which now the Place of the Moon, and Eclipses of the Luminaties, are to be found to a very great Exactness. Also, New Tables of the Motions of the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, (founded upon the Observations of Mr Flamsteed, Mr Cassini, Mr Hugens, Dr Halley and Mr Pound,) from the Vernal Equinox: By which their Places and Positions, in respect of one another, may be exactly determined at any given Time. Adapted to the Meridian of London. To which is added, A Problem to find the Latitude of the Place by the Altitude of the Sun, Moon, or Star, upon any Azimuth; being very useful for all Sea-faring Men, as well as Gentlemen and others
London: Printed for J. Wilcox, at the Green-Dragon, in Little Britain, 1729.
[1934-41]
1729
U Leadbetter, Charles
Mechanick Dialling; or the New Art of Shadows, freed from the many Obscurities, Superfluities and Errors of former Writers upon this Subject. The Whole laid down after so plain a Method that any Person (though a Stranger to the Art) with a Pair of Compasses and Common Ruler only, may make a Dial upon any Plane for any Place in the World, as well as those who have attained to the greatest Knowledge, and Perfection in the Mathematics. Illustrated with many Copper Plates, and examples of Dials for London ... Oxford ... to which are added ...
A New Edition: not only very much improved by the Addition of the New Star-Dial, etc. but is the only Book upon the Subject that has been adapted to the New Stile. London: Printed for Thomas Caslon, no. 4, Opposite Stationers-Hall, Ludgate-Street. 1773. 8vo. (Purchase)
[1940- ]
1773
U (Stack)Leadbetter, Charles
The Royal Gauger; or, Gauging made Perfectly Easy, as it is actually practised by the Officers of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing the practical Methods of finding the Areas and Contents of such Superficies and Solids as are the Foundation of Gauging. ... The Examples being performed here both by the Pen and Sliding Rule: ... With the Officer's Duty in the Distillery and Glass-house: Freed from the Obscurities and Errors of other Writers. Part II. Shewing all the necessary Steps to be taken for obtaining Employment in the Excise ...
The Fifth Edition, very much enlarged and improved. For the Benefit of Young Officers, from the Valuable and Authentic Manuscripts of a Collector; and of Mr. John Downer and Mr. Joseph Bosley, ...; London: Printed (by Assignment from the Executors of Edward Wicksteed) for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, R. Baldwin, J. Richardson, and others. 1760. 8vo. (Purchase)
[1933- ]
1760
LE Leadbetter, Charles
Mechanical Dialling: or, The New Art of Shadows ...
London, 1756. {later edition of 1737}. Lewis Evans Collection
[1924-0]
1756
LE Leadbetter, Charles
Mechanical Dialling: or, The New Art of Shadows ...
London, 1773. {later edition of 1737 & 1756}. Lewis Evans Collection
[1924-0]
1773