An Essay On The Use Of The Celestial And Terrestrial Globes PDF Download

Excerpt from An Essay, on the Use of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes: Exemplified in a Greater Variety of Problems, Than Are to Be Found in Any Other Work, Exhibiting the General Principles of Dialing and Navigation TO further the design, ' the attention is direct ed to the appearance of the planetary bodies, as Observed from the earth. It were to be wished that the tutor would at this part exhi bit to his pupil the various phenomena in the heavens themselves; by teaching him thus to observe for himself, he would not only raise his curiosuy, but so fix the impressions which the Objects have made on his mind, that by proper cultivation they would prove a fruitful source Of useful employment; and he would therby' also gratify that eager desire after novelty, which continually animates young minds, and furnishes them with Objects on which exer cise their natural activity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.