Hancock, Blyth
Hancock, Blyth, ca. 1721-1795
Hancock, Blyth, 1721 or 1722-1795
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- 100 1 _ ‡a Hancock, Blyth
- 100 1 _ ‡a Hancock, Blyth, ‡d 1721 or 1722-1795
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4xx's: Alternate Name Forms (4)
Works
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The astronomy of comets, 1786: | |
The astronomy of comets : In two parts. Part I. Containing a physical account of the solar system; the whole Theory of Comets, with the Rationale, or Physical Causes of these Phoenomena, from the earliest Ages to the present Time. Part II. Containing the practical methods of calculation. First, by the Properties of the Parabola without Tables; and secondly, by Tables prefixed to the Work, with the Construction of the Tables, whereby the Place and Distance of Comet from the Earth, together with its Latitude and Longitude in the Ecliptic, may, for any Time, be known, by any one who has but a common Skill in Plane Trigonometry. The whole Process of Calculation exemplified in the Comet which is expected to make its Appearance in the Year 1789 | |
The doctrine of eclipses, both solar and lunar; containing short and easy precepts for computing solar and lunar eclipses. The general and geographical phænomena of solar eclipses. for Any Particular Place, with or without Parallaxes, Fully and Clearly Explained, from the Latest Discoveries and Improvements; whereby Any Person of a Moderate Capacity may be Able in a Short Time to Solve those Grand and Sublime Astronomical Prolembs. With correct astronomical tables from a manuscript copy of the Tabulæ Dunelmenses, fitted to the meridian of Greenwich. By Blith Hancock, Teacher of the Mathematics |