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Greaves, John (1602-1652)8
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Cl. v. Johannis Bainbrigii, astronomiae in celeberrima Academia Oxonensi Professoris Saviliani, Canicularia : una cum demonstratione ortus Sirii heliaci, pro parallelo inferioris Aegypti

Bainbridge, John (1582-1643); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Ulugh Beg (1394-1449)

1648

Table (p. 82-116) in Persian with Latin translation on facing pages. Errata: p. [1] at end.

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Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.1)

Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)

1737

Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...

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Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.2)

Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)

1737

Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...

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The origin and antiquity of our English weights and measures discover'd : by their near agreement with such standards that are now found in one of the Egyptian pyramids : together with the explanation of divers lines therein heretofore measur'd

Greaves, John (1602-1652)

1745

"As also some conjectures concerning the time when these pyramids were built; in answer to certain letters, &c." Includes: Appendix. Being a short, but clear interpretation of the most antient hiero...

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Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.1)

Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)

1737

Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...

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Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford: many of which are now first published (v.2)

Greaves, John (1602-1652); Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Greaves, John (1602-1652); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623)

1737

Paging irregular; volumes paginated consecutively. Greaves, in his dedication, wrongly attributes "A description of the grand seignor's seraglio" to its translator, Robert Withers; actually by Ottav...

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A description of the Grand Signor's seraglio, or Turkish emperours court

Bon, Ottaviano (1552-1623); Withers, Robert; Greaves, John (1602-1652)

1650

Attributed to Ottaviano Bon. Cf. BM. Dedication signed: John Greaves. In his dedication the editor, John Greaves, wrongly attributes the authorship to the translator Robert Withers. First ed. Cf...

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Pyramidographia : or, a description of the pyramids in Ægypt

Greaves, John (1602-1652)

1646

First edition. The catchword "The" on p.107 is not answered on p.108. Error in paging: p. 120 numbered 142.

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