The use of the astronomical playing-cards teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in heaven, to know their place in heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, and pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. By Joseph Moxon hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
| dc.contributor | Text Creation Partnership, |
| dc.contributor.author | Moxon, Joseph. |
| dc.contributor.author | Hood, Thomas, fl. 1582-1598. aut |
| dc.coverage.placeName | London |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-25 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-09T18:12:39Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-09T18:12:39Z |
| dc.date.created | 1692 |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12 |
| dc.identifier | ota:A51558 |
| dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/A51558 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/A51558 |
| dc.description.abstract | With a caption title on p.15: Here follows the ancient stories of the several stars and constellations. Shewing the poetical reasons why such various figures are places in heaven. Collected from Dr. Hood. Signatures: A-D(-D8). Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library. |
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| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
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| dc.subject.lcsh | Astronomy -- Early works to 1800. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sky -- Early works to 1800. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Constellations -- Early works to 1800. |
| dc.title | The use of the astronomical playing-cards teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in heaven, to know their place in heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, and pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. By Joseph Moxon hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. |
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| identifier.stc | ESTC N66308 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1600-1699 |
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