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Method to discover the difference of the earth's diameters Proving It's true Ratio to be not less variable than as 45 is to 46, and shortest in it's Pole's Axis 174 Miles. Elucidated with five copper plates, With a Variety of new tables suited to the Subject. Likewise a method for fixing an universal standard for weights and measures. By Thomas Williams.

Title
Method to discover the difference of the earth's diameters [electronic resource] : Proving It's true Ratio to be not less variable than as 45 is to 46, and shortest in it's Pole's Axis 174 Miles. Elucidated with five copper plates, With a Variety of new tables suited to the Subject. Likewise a method for fixing an universal standard for weights and measures. By Thomas Williams.
Author
Williams, Thomas, mathematician.
Publication
London : printed for the author, No. 6, Dowling's Buildings, near Gray's Inn Lane; and sold by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly; and by Wm. Richardson, Under the Royal Exchange, M:DCC:LXXXVIII. [1788]

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Gale (Firm)
Description
viii,71,[1],72-75,[14]p.,plates, tables; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
Earth > Figure
Note
  • Pp.73-76 misnumbered 72-75.
  • The final unnumbered leaves comprise six of tables and one of errata.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642588097
  • T39318
Author
Williams, Thomas, mathematician.
Title
Method to discover the difference of the earth's diameters [electronic resource] : Proving It's true Ratio to be not less variable than as 45 is to 46, and shortest in it's Pole's Axis 174 Miles. Elucidated with five copper plates, With a Variety of new tables suited to the Subject. Likewise a method for fixing an universal standard for weights and measures. By Thomas Williams.
Imprint
London : printed for the author, No. 6, Dowling's Buildings, near Gray's Inn Lane; and sold by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly; and by Wm. Richardson, Under the Royal Exchange, M:DCC:LXXXVIII. [1788]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T39318.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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Gale (Firm)
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