The Description and Use of a Portable Instrument, Vulgarly Known by the Name of Gunter's Quadrant. by Which Is Perform'd Most Propositions in Astronomy; To Which Is Added, the Use of Nepiar's Bones

Leybourn, William

ISBN 10: 1170775349 / ISBN 13: 9781170775349

Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010

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• Title: The Description and Use of a Portable Instrument, Vulgarly Known by the Name of Gunter's Quadrant. by Which Is Perform'd Most Propositions in Astronomy; To Which Is Added, the Use of Nepiar's Bones
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1170775349
• ISBN 13: 9781170775349
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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