A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie comprises six parts or
'books'. In the first book, Moxon teaches the rudiments of
Ptolemaic astronomy and geography. In the next two books he shows
how to use globes to solve many problems in astronomy, geography
and navigation. The fourth book teaches how to solve astrological
problems, an important subject in Moxon's time but today considered
a pseudo-science of little merit. The fifth book deals with what
Moxon calls gnomonical problems, that is, by again using the
globes, finding the correct hour lines for many different types of
sun-dials. The final book applies the globes to the solution of
spherical triangles, a necessary skill for mariners practicing the
new art of celestial navigation. Knowledge of how to use globes in
the solving of all these sorts of problems is a skill now largely
forgotten and Moxon's treatise is a valuable historic resource on
this account alone. Of course, the work may also be viewed as a
simple handbook, produced as an aid to selling the celestial and
terrestrial globes which Moxon was busy making and advertising at
this time. The treatise has two additional books, the first of
which is a retelling of ancient and mythical stories about the
origins and naming of certain constellations and stars, or what
Moxon calls the 'poetical reasons' why such bodies are placed where
they are in the heavens. The second additional book is of
particular value today to historians of astronomy, since it is a
masterly exposition of the origins and discoveries of astronomy up
to the middle of the seventeenth century. It comprises much myth
but also a great deal of fact, the whole providing a fascinating
glimpse of these matters as understood by our forebears at the dawn
of the scientific age.
General
| Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2013 |
| First published: |
February 2013 |
| Authors: |
Joseph Moxon
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4826-3733-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4826-3733-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781482637335 |
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