The sector on a quadrant, or A treatise containing the description and use of four several quadrants two small ones and two great ones, each rendred many wayes, both general and particular. Each of them accomodated for dyalling; for the resolving of all proportions instrumentally; and for the ready finding the hour and azimuth universally in the equal limbe. Of great use to seamen and practitioners in the mathematicks. Written by John Collins accountant philomath. Also An appendix touching reflected dyalling from a glass placed at any reclination.

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Title: The sector on a quadrant, or A treatise containing the description and use of four several quadrants two small ones and two great ones, each rendred many wayes, both general and particular. Each of them accomodated for dyalling; for the resolving of all proportions instrumentally; and for the ready finding the hour and azimuth universally in the equal limbe. Of great use to seamen and practitioners in the mathematicks. Written by John Collins accountant philomath. Also An appendix touching reflected dyalling from a glass placed at any reclination.
Author: Collins, John, 1625-1683.
Publication: London :: printed by J.M. for George Hurlock at Magnus Corner, Thomas Pierrepont, at the Sun in Pauls Church-yard; William Fisher, at the Postern near Tower-Hill, book-sellers; and Henry Sutton, mathematical instrument-maker, at his house in Thred-needle street, behind the Exchange. With paper prints of each quadrant, either loose or pasted upon boards; to be sold at the respective places aforesaid,; 1659.
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Subject terms: Mathematical instruments -- Early works to 1800.; Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.; Navigation -- Early works to 1800.; Dialing -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "The sector on a quadrant, or A treatise containing the description and use of four several quadrants two small ones and two great ones, each rendred many wayes, both general and particular. Each of them accomodated for dyalling; for the resolving of all proportions instrumentally; and for the ready finding the hour and azimuth universally in the equal limbe. Of great use to seamen and practitioners in the mathematicks. Written by John Collins accountant philomath. Also An appendix touching reflected dyalling from a glass placed at any reclination." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34005.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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The Azimuth of the Bulls eye being 107^d 53′ from South, which is more then the Azimuth of 6 hours, the other Bead set to the Winter Ecliptick, and carried to that Azimuth in the Tail, shews the Altitude to be 6^d and the Stars hour to be 5 ho: 18′ Or 6 ho: 42′ which converted into common time, as upon the 23^d of De∣cember, will be either 41^m past 2 in the afternoon, or 5^m past 4 in the morning following.

h	'	h	'
December 23	Complement Suns Ascension	5	7	5	7
	Stars Ascension—	4	16	4	16
	Stars hour—	5	18	6	42
Rejecting 12 the Total is—	2	41 Or 4	5