The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America ... with new maps of every place : together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands, from the year 1686 to 1700 : also a table by which ... you may know what hour it is in any of those parts, and how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.

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The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America ... with new maps of every place : together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands, from the year 1686 to 1700 : also a table by which ... you may know what hour it is in any of those parts, and how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.
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Blome, Richard, d. 1705.
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London :: Printed by H. Clark, for Dorman Newman ...,
1687.
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"The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America ... with new maps of every place : together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands, from the year 1686 to 1700 : also a table by which ... you may know what hour it is in any of those parts, and how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28398.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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IV. Of Barbadoes.

It is situate in 13 deg. 10 min. of North Latitude.

It differs in Longitude from Londn West ward 58 deg. 25 min. or (in Time) 3 hou. 53 min.

The sun rises upon their longest day at 37 min. after 5 in the morning; and sets 23 min. after 6 at night.

The length of their longest day is 12 hou. 46 min.

The length of their shortest day is 11 hou. 14 min.

The Sun rises 24 deg. from the East Northwards, and sets as many from the West; towards the North.

The Meridian upon their longest day, is 100 deg. 20 min. from the South part of the Horizon; and 79 deg. 56 min. from the North part thereof.

The Sun is in their Zenith, or passeth just over their heads, upon the Fourth of May, and the Eighteenth of July.

It beats from London W. by S.

It is distant from London 61 deg. or 3660 miles.

Its length from N. to S. is 24 miles.

Its breadth from E. to W. is 5 Leagues, or 15 Miles.

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