The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium
- Made:
- 1741
- maker:
- George Adams
The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery : made by George Adams / G. Adams. 1741 Nov 21. [1 vol., ms. comprising title page + 62p. + 2p. (printed). Prefaced by general section on astronomy, on 'Matter, its Properties Explained', on 'Attraction and Gravity', on 'Motion', and on 'Mr Whiston's Scheme of the solar system epitomis'd. To wch. is annex'd a Translation of part of ye General Scholium at ye end of ye second edition of Sr. Isaac Newton's Principia Concerning God', regarding which a chart of planets and comets and two printed pages are stuck in]
