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Horological dialogues. In three parts. : Shewing the nature, use, and right managing of clocks and watches: with an appendix containing Mr. Oughtred's method for calculating of numbers. The whole being a work very necessary for all that make use of these kind of movements

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1675.
Call number: 329589
Creator: Smith, John (1647 or 1648-1727?)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 8vo
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Horological dialogues. In three parts. : Shewing the nature, use, and right managing of clocks and watches: with an appendix containing Mr. Oughtred's method for calculating of numbers. The whole being a work very necessary for all that make use of these kind of movements

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