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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
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An accomplished mathematician and astronomer, Joseph Harris describes how to use globes and orreries to solve astronomical equations as well as gives us an overview of the solar system. As one of the first modern era textbooks on the use of globes and astronomy in general, this work is highly regarded by scientists and mathematicians alike.
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