The schoole of skil containing two bookes: the first, of the sphere, of heauen, of the starres, of their orbes, and of the earth, &c. The second, of the sphericall elements, of the celestiall circles, and of their vses, &c. Orderly set forth according to art, with apt figures and proportions in their proper places, by Tho. Hill.

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The schoole of skil containing two bookes: the first, of the sphere, of heauen, of the starres, of their orbes, and of the earth, &c. The second, of the sphericall elements, of the celestiall circles, and of their vses, &c. Orderly set forth according to art, with apt figures and proportions in their proper places, by Tho. Hill.

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Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.

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At London :: Printed by T. Iudson, for W. Iaggard,

1599.

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Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.

Geography -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Reader.
• THE FIRST PART OF THE RVDIMENTS OF THE SPHERE OF HEAVEN, of the Starres, of the Orbes of the Starres, and the EARTH.
  • 1. What a Sphere is.
  • What the World is, and into how many partes the same is deuided, with the motion of the celestiall Orbes.
  • What the Starres are, and that, as to the motion of their Orbes, they are carried about.
  • That Heauen is drawne round.
  • That there are but eight celestiall Orbs which may be seene.
  • This Figure declareth the number, dispo∣sition, and order of the celestiall Spheres, about the Globe of the Earth.
  • That there are two first motions of the celestiall Orbs.
  • That there are two kindes of Starres, the fixed, and the Planets.
  • Of the celestiall Images, and of their diuers names, being in num∣ber, 48.
  • Of the Planets.
  • That Heauen hath a round fourme and to be carried circularly.
  • That the Water and Earth are round Bo∣dies, and by a mutuall embracing doe make one Body, and one hollovv vpperface.
  • That the Water hath a like swelling, and runneth round.
  • That the earth employeth the middle place of the Worlde, and is the Center of the whole.
  • If the Earth be not in the middle of the Worlde, then of necessitie shall it possesse some of these standings.
  • That the Earth abideth fixed and vnmoueable, in the myddle of the world.
  • The Phisicke reasons are these.
  • That the Earth compared vnto Heauen, is as a poynt.
  • To finde the compasse of the Earth, and by it the Dyameter.
• THE SECOND PART OF THE SPHERICALL Elements of the Celestiall Cir∣cles, with the vses of the same Circles.
  • What is the Summe of this Second Part.
  • That the Sphere of the worlde, is either right, or thwart.
  • That the Circles of the Sphere, be some greater, some lesser, and the number of the Circles.
  • The description, names, and vtilities, of the Equinoctiall.
  • This Worthy Circle hath diuers names.
  • What the offices or vtilities of the Equinoctiall are.
  • The Northerly images, in respect of the Equinoctiall, are these.
  • The description, names, and offices of the Zodiacke, and Ecclipticke line, or way of the Sunne.
  • What the names are of this Circle.
  • What is the cause of the thwartnesse of the Zodiacke.
  • Of the Ecclipticke line, or way of the Sunne.
  • What the latitude of a Planet is, after two definitions.
  • What the longitude of a Starre is, and where he beginneth.
  • subpart
  • What the offices or vtilities of the Colures are.
  • The descriptions, names, and offices of the Meridiane Circles, and Horizont.
  • What the offices and vtilities of the Meridiane are.
  • This Table of the Suns declinations, containeth the number of the degrees of the Zodiacke, increasing in descending on the left hand, and increasing by ascending on the right hand, with the Signes decently placed: the Arks or roots of the declinations follow those numbers: which rootes are no other then the arkes of the circle of the Latitude: that is, the circle passing by the Poles of the Ecliptike, in∣cluded betweene the Ecliptike and Equatour.
  • The common way of measuring of pla∣ces, with their spaces, by the rules of lon∣gitudes and latitudes.
  • If places doe differ in the onely longitude.
  • Other briefe examples.
  • The finding of the distances of places or citties, in a more easier maner.
  • The first rule.
    • An Example.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
  • The second rule.
  • A Table, containing the degrees of the diffe∣rences of each Paralels, from the Equator vnto the proper Pole, by whole degrees of the La∣titudes conuerted into Myles.
  • An Example for the vse of this Table.
  • The second Rule.
    • An Example.
    • An Example.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • An easier working.
    • An Example.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • If of two places, the one being Sou∣therly, and the other Nor∣therly.
  • A third rule.
    • An Example of the third rule.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • An easier working. and lesse curious.
    • An Example.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • Another.
    • A demonstration of the third rule.
  • The declaration of the first rule.
  • The declaration of the second rule.
  • The declaration of the third rule.
  • The definition, appellations, diuision, and offices or vtilities of the Horizont.
  • The appellations aud diuers names of the Horizont.
  • The offices or vtilities of the Horizon.
  • Of the verticall Circles.
  • The Circles of the Altitude.
  • The houre Circles.
  • The Circles deuiding the twelue houses of Heauen.
  • The Circle of position.
  • The difinitions, names, and offices of the foure lesser Circles.
  • Which Circles are called the Tropickes.
  • Why these are called the Tropickes.
  • The offices or vtilities of the foure lesser Cyrcles.
  • The descriptions, names, qualities, and vtilities of the Zones.
  • What the longitudes and lati∣tudes of the celestiall Zones are.
  • What is the Longitude and La∣titude of the earth∣ly Zones.
  • Where is the beginning and end of euerie Zone, according to latitude, and which places are in which Zones.
  • How the Zones and Climats doe differ.
  • What the qualities of the Zones are.
  • What the vtilities of the Zones be.
• The Table of all the speciall and seuerall points handled in this Booke.