The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery; On a Most Simple Construction, Representing in Two Parts-The Motions, and Phænomena of the Planetary

by William Jones

Book Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1171027265
• ISBN13: 9781171027263
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"