Wright, Edward

English mathematician and cartographer (1561-1615)

Born	1558?
Died	1615

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Certaine errors in nauigation: arising either of the ordinarie erroneous making or vsing of the sea chart, compasse, crosse staffe, and tables of declination of the sunne, and fixed starres detected and corrected

by Wright, Edward First published in 1599 — 2 editions

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Certaine errors in navigation

by Wright, Edward First published in 1610 — 2 editions

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Certain errors in navigation.

by Wright, Edward First published in 1657 — 2 editions

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Certaine errors in navigation ; The voyage of ... George Earle of Cumberl. to the Azores

by Wright, Edward First published in 1974 — 1 edition

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The description and use of the sphaere.

by Wright, Edward First published in 1969 — 1 edition

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The description and vse of the sphaere: deuided into three principal partes : whereof the first intreateth especially of the circles of the vppermost moueable sphaere, and of the manifould vses of euery one of them seuerally : the second sheweth the plentifull vse of the vppermost sphaere, and of the circles therof ioyntly : the third conteyneth the description of the orbes whereof the sphaeres of the sunne and moone haue beene supposed to be made, with their motions and vses

by Wright, Edward First published in 1613 — 1 edition

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description and vse of the sphaere, London, 1613.

by Wright, Edward First published in 1969 — 1 edition

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Errors in nauigation: 1 Error of two, or three whole points of the compas, and more somtimes, by reason of making the sea-chart after the accustomed maner ... 2 Error of one whole point, and more many times, by neglecting the variation of the compasse. 3 Error of a degree and more sometimes, in the vse of the crosse staffe ... 4 Error of 11. or 12. minures [sic] in the declination of the sunne, as it is set foorth in the regiments most commonly vsed among mariners: and consequently error of halfe a degree in the place of the sunne. 5 Error of halfe a degree, yea an whole degree and more many times in the declinations of the principall fixed starres, set forth to be obserued by mariners at sea. Detected and corrected by often and diligent obseruation. Whereto is adioyned, the right H. the Earle of Cumberland his voyage to the Azores in the yeere 1589. wherin were taken 19. Spanish and Leaguers ships, together with the towne and platforme of Fayal. By Edward Wright.

by Wright, Edward First published in 1599 — 1 edition

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A short treatise of dialling: shewing, the making of all sorts of sun-dials, horizontal, erect, direct, declining, inclining, reclining; vpon any flat or plaine superficies, howsoeuer placed, with ruler and compasse onely, without any arithmeticall calculation. By Edvvard Wright.

by Wright, Edward First published in 1614 — 1 edition

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The description and use of the sphaere devided into three principal parts: whereof the first intreateth especially of the circles of the uppermost moveable sphaere ... the second sheweth the plentifull use of the uppermost sphaere, and of the circles thereof joyntly: the third conteyneth the description of the orbes whereof the sphaeres of the sunne and moone have beene supposed to be made, with their motions and uses

by Wright, Edward First published in 1613 — 1 edition

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English mathematician and cartographer (1561-1615)

Born	1558?
Died	1615

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Wikidata: Q1294162
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