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The description and use of the globes and the orrery / To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system

Chapter 1: THE Description and Use OF THE GLOBES, AND THE ORRERY.
By Joseph Harris
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The text opens with a concise account of the solar system and fixed stars, explaining the order of the planets, their orbits, satellites, and comets, and presenting relative distances and orbital characteristics. It then gives a geometric definition of a globe and describes the parts and uses of celestial and terrestrial globes, explaining circles of the sphere and related astronomical terms. Later sections examine divisions of time, the atmosphere, geography, zones, and the Milky Way, and the work closes with practical problems and procedures for finding latitude and longitude, differences of place, the Sun’s position, globe rectification, and measuring distances.

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Title: The description and use of the globes and the orrery

Author: Joseph Harris

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DESCRIPTION AND USE OF THE GLOBES AND THE ORRERY ***

The Great Orrery Four Feet in Diameter Made by Tho: Wright Mathematical Instrument-maker to His Majesty For the Royal Academy at Portsmouth Now B. Cole, at the same shop.

Who makes Orrery’s of different sorts as may be seen at his Shop in Fleet Street

Where is Sold a Large Print of the Orrery with the Explanation on a Sheet of Imperial Paper. Price 2s.

THE
Description and Use
OF
THE GLOBES,
AND
THE ORRERY.

To which is prefix’d,

By Way of Introduction,

A brief Account of the Solar System.

By JOSEPH HARRIS,

Teacher of the Mathematics.

The Eleventh Edition.

LONDON:

Printed for B. Cole, at the Orrery, near the Globe Tavern, in Fleet street, late the Shop of Mr. Thomas Wright, Instrument-maker to his late Majesty; and E. Cushee, near St. Dunstan’s Church, Fleet Street.

MDCCLXXIII.

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The great encouragement Mr. Wright has had for many years past in making large Orreries, with the motions of all the Planets and Satellites, and the true motion of Saturn’s Ring, has made him so ready and perfect, that Gentlemen may depend on having them made reasonable and sound, not liable to be out of Order.

As may be seen by one he made for Mr. Watt’s Academy in Tower-street.

Another for his Majesty at Kensington.

Another for the New Royal Academy at Portsmouth.

Another for his Grace the Duke of Argyle (late Lord Ila.)

And several other large ones for Noblemen and Gentlemen.

The above, and all other Mathematical, Philosophical, and Optical Instruments, are now made in the most complete manner, by B. Cole, Servant to Mr. Wright, at the time of the above being made, and successor to him in the same Trade and Business.