The Construction & Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments
Explore the digital edition of Edmund Stone’s 1758 translation of Nicolas Bion’s classic treatise covering everything from, sectors, squares, and compasses to land, water, and astronomical measurements featuring nearly 500 original illustrations restored and integrated into a modern design.
Front Matter.
Book I.
Additions of English Instruments
Book III.
Book IV.
- I. Staffs, Lines, Fathom or Toise, and Chain
- II. Surveying-Cross
- III. Divers Instruments to take Angles
- IV. Theodolite
- V. Quadrant and Geometrick Quradrat
- VI. Semi-Circle
- VII. Compass
- VIII. Fortification
Additions of English Instruments
Book VI.
- I. Astronomical Quadrant
- II. Micrometer
- III. Making Celestial Observations
- IV. Instrument for Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, Months and Lunar Years, and Epacts
- V. Second-Pendulum-Clock
Additions of English Instruments
Book VIII.
- Remarks and Definitions
- I. Regular and Irregular Dials
- II. Declinatory
- III. Arcs of Signs, Diurnal Arcs, Babylonic and Italian Hours, Almacanters, and Meridians
- IV. Drawing Dials upon different Planes
- V. Portable Dials
- VI. Moon-Dial and Nocturnal or Star-Dial
- VII. Water-Clock
- VIII. Direction of Wind blowing on a Compass
- Tools used in making of Mathematical Instruments
- Sector and Solar Eclipses
Supplement.
- Introduction
- I. Draughts
- II. Modern Instruments used at Sea
- III. Modern Quadrant for taking Altitudes without an Horizon
- IV. Great Mural Quadrant
- V. Perspective Glasses and Refracting Telescopes
- VI. Dr. James Gregory’s Reflecting Telescope as improved by Mr. Hadley
- VII. Sir Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope as improved by Mr. Hadley
- VIII. Sir Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope
- IX. Microscopes
- X. Instruments of less general Use
- Conclusion