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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Title: 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.
Author: Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.
Publication: At London :: Printed by T. Iudson, for W. Iaggard,; 1599.
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Subject terms: Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.; Geography -- Early works to 1800.
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MAdeburge and Egra agrée only in longitude; that is, they bee equally distant from the West or from the meridian, which is drawne or stretched by the fortunate Iles. For the longitude of either towne is of 29. degrées, the latitude of Madeburge is of 52. and 20. minutes: the latitude of Egra is of 50. degrées, and 5. minutes: there∣fore is Egra more Southerly then Madeburge. The diffe∣rence of the latitudes, is 2. degrées, & 15. minutes; that is, 33. Germaine miles, stith a halfe & a quarter of a Germain mile.