Concise rules for computing the effects of refraction and parallax in varying the apparent distance of the moon from the sun or a star; also an easy rule of approximation for computing the distance of the moon from a star, the longitudes and latitudes of both being given, with demonstrations of the same: by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society Nov. 15, 1764.
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.
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- Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]
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London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]
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16p.,plates ; 40.
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ESTC T59675
Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 4523
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