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For the Reverend Doct
Babington of Trinity
Colidge in Cambridge
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Sir    Returning you many thancks for your kindness I have Receved an Answer in part from Mr Newton which is that he hath tryed my Numbers & found them hold well: which hath Incoradged me once moore to present him with another Burd, of the same fether hatched at the said Time & I thinck as well Trimed & dect with fethers yett not Alltogether of so swifft a wing butt Fuly as many chaingeble Noates: I have Likewise a Great many moore such Like Tables which moast of them ar by duble wayes of working which I had Allmost filled a Book with which: which I thought once that it would have {comed} to Mr Newtons {wringh} & so thought affter His Examining to have brought it to perfection But now being other wayes Called of I am forced to Lett it Sleepe in Silence: Only I would desire him once moore to Looke over this Table that hee may see whether the proportions hold good {yea} or no: as I suppose they may or Else I have spent some time therin in vaine: I suppoase I shall not Receve an answer of which while I be in London for about Saterday or Munday next at the furthest I thinck that I shall take shipp & so fall doune to Graves End which perhapes if an answer Come soone I may Receive it there otherwayes it may be by affter ships: Haveing no moore at present but my service to Mr Newton & my Duty to your selfe with my prayer to God for your Long Life & Comffortabe dayes I Rest your Obedient Nephew

at your Command to Serve you / Arthur Storer

London October the 1st 1678:

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A Table to finde the Sun or any Stars Altitude uppon Every  5th  Azimuth from the East or West Eather Northward Or So_wardsOr to finde the Sunn or any Stars Altitude by proportion uppon any point of' the Compass Or uppon any AzimuthOr the Altitude & Azimuth Given to finde the Declination For the Latitude of 51 : 52 : 53 : 54 : 55 : &c :0 Azimuth________________________________________________________________________________________Degrees of the Azimuth________________________________________________________________________________________Azimuth ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ye  Latitude051015202530354045505560657075808590 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________000000000000000The Equinoctiall Altitudes uppon these Azimuth in Degrs & min 5100=00·12868 04=02··12837 08=00·12744 11=50··12594 15=29·12400 18=54.·12174 22=03.·11927 24=55.·11671 27=30.·11414 29=48.·11167 31=49.·10935 33=34.·10723 Deg00 m35=02.·:10536: Deg00 min36=16.·10375 Deg0 min37=16.·10240 Deg00m38=02.·10136 Deg00 min38=34.·:10061 Deg00 min38=54.·10016 Deg00 min39=00.·10000 0 5200=00·12690 03=54·12661 07=43·12576 11=26·12439 14=57·12260 18=17.·12050 21=21·11820 24=08.·:11580 26=40.·11340 28=55.·11108 30=54.·10890 32=37.·10699 34=06.·10511 35=18.·10357 36=17.·10230 37=02.·10130 37=35·10058 37=54.·10015 38=00.·10000 0 5300=00·12522 03=46·12495 07=27·12416 11=02·12291 14=27·12126 17=40.·11920 20=39·11716 23=23.·11493 25=51.·11269 28=03.·11051 30=00.·10845 31=41.·10656 33=08·10486 34=20.·10340 35=18.·10220 36=03.·10124 36=35·10055 36=54.·10014 37=00.·10000 0 5400=00·12361 03=37·12336 07=11·12264 10=39·12149 13=57·11998 17=04.·11918 19.·=58·11617 22=38.·11410 25=02.·11200 27=11·.10995 29=06.·10801 30=45.·10623 32=10.·10462 33=22.·10324 34=19.·10210 35=03.·10119 35=35·10053 35=54.·10014 36=00.·10000 0 5500=00·12208 03=29·12186 06=56·12115 10=16·12013 13=28·11872 16=29.·11707 19=18·11523 21=53.·11329 24=14.·11133 26=20·.:10941 28=12.·10758 29=50.·10591 31=14.·10438 32=24.·10308 33=21.·10200 34=04.·10113 34=35·10051 34=54.·10013 35=00.·10000 Latitude0000000000000000000 51.·:7771::7790:784779408064821483848568876189559145932694919638976598669939998410000 52.·78807898795271398156829884608635881890039184935595149655977598729942998510000 53.·79868003805481368247838185358701887490499221938495369671978598779945998610000 54.·809081058154823183368462860787658929909592589413955896869795988399479987.·10000 55.·:8191:8252825283248423854286788827898291409295944295809701980598889949998710000 ___________0_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The use of this Table to finde the Sun or Stars Altitude uppon Every 5th Azimuth: for the Latitude of 51:52:53:54:55 Against the Latitude under the Degrees of Every 5th Azimuth to 90⁢degrs: you will finde two sumes the first or uppormost sums Sheweth the degrees & minute of the Equinoctiall Altitude uppon that Azimuth the Next sums under which Being multiplyed with the :Sine: of the declination: cutt of foore figuers to the Right hand from the product: then the degree & minute of the sine of the Remainer Being Added to the degree & minute of the Equinoctiall Altitude sheweth the degree & minute of the Altitude uppon that Azimuth for North declination: But if you Substract it from the Equinoctiall Altitude the degree & Minute of the Remaner will shew the Altitude for that Azimuth for South Declination{.} Example Latitude 53: the declination 23⁢degs=31⁢min Eather North or South: I demaund the Sunn or Stars Altitude or depression uppon the 60: Azimuth Eather Northwards or Southwards from the East or west: I finde the summ for the Azimuth under the 60: Azimuth Against 53⁢degs of the Latitude to bee :10486: which sum I Multiply by the Sine of 23⁢degs=31⁢min which is 1648603990_9437409437400031458000_facit —4183/9140 Rest Nearest 4184: whole sine is 24⁢degs=44⁢min which being Added to the Equinoctiall which is 33⁢deg=08.·⁢′24⁢deg=44⁢′facit —57⁢deg=52.·⁢′ which 57⁢degs=52⁢min sheweth the Altituded uppon the 60th Azimuth Southwards of the East or west for north declination{.} But for South declination the depression uppon the 60th Azimuth Northwards of the East or West will be 57⁢degs=52.·⁢min{.}
But if I Substract my said sum which is 33⁢d=0824⁢d=44Rest —08⁢d=24 Being the Suns Altitude uppon the 60: Azimuth Southwards of the East or West for South declination: which is his depression uppon that Azimuth for North declination Northwards &c, I Demaund the Altitude of Hercus & Lyra uppon the Afforesaid 60th Azimuth & Latitude ye  sum_  is —10486the declination of' hercus being  45⁢degs=38⁢min the sine theareof is  7149  wch  sum_  being Multiplyed thus —07149_facit —7496/4414 Rest 7496: the summ theareof is — 48⁢degs=34.·⁢min wch  being Added to33=08.·48=34facit for  ye  Altitude .81=42⁢′ which is Hircus {his} Altitude uppon the 60 Azimuth Southwards{.} But if I Substract thus 48⁢`=34⁢′33⁢`=08Rest —15⁢`=26 Being the Altitude of Hircus uppon the 60th Azimuth North Wards
I demaund the Altitude of Lyra uppon the said 60th Azimuth the sum is 10486 which Summ I multiply by the sine of Lyras declination which is — 38=30 ye  sine of'  wch  is —006225_facit —6527/5350 Rest 6527 being  ye  sine of'40⁢degs=45⁢min33⁢degs=08facit —73⁢degs=53: the Altitude Being uppon that Azimuth Southwards of the East or West: But if you substract from40⁢`=45⁢′—33⁢`=08Rest —07⁢`=37 for the Altitude Northwards of the East or West {so} upon that Azimuth{.} The Like is to be Observed for the Sunn or any Other Star for Every 5th or 10th Azimuth Or by proportion to any degree of the Azimuth Or any point of the Compass If that you make proportion of boath summs: vizd that Sum of the Azimuth &: Likewise the degrees & minutes of the Equinoctiall Altitude &c{.}

The Next is the Altitude of the Sunn or Starr uppon any 5th Azimuth to finde the declination{.}

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For the Resolveing of this Question which is of Excelent use for the findeing of the Suns place in the Ecliptick Or his Longitude or the day of the Month Or the declination of any fixed star or the Latitude or declination of any plannet &c this Question being one of the three principall termes whearby is Resolved Moast of the Moast usuall problemes in Astronimy therefore I have at the bottom of the Aforesaid table under Every 5th or 10th Azimuth to 90⁢degrs of Azimuth Given the proportionable summs whearby is found the Sunn or Stars declination{.} Example Latitude 53: I find the suns Altitude uppon the 60th Azimuth to be 57⁢degs=52⁢min Being southwards of the East or west I demand the declination the Altitud being57⁢degs=52⁢minthe Altitude of  ye  Equinoctiall uppon the  60th  Azimuth Southwards  wch  I substact is —33⁢degs=08Rest —24⁢degs=44 which 24⁢degs=44⁢min I finde the sine theareof to be 4184 which summ I sett doune then I Looke at the bottome of the table under the 60th Azimuth aganst the Latitude I finde the summ 9536 which summ I Multiply by 4184: which multiplyed by 9536: facit 3989/8624: Rest Nearest 3990: which is the sine of 23⁢degs=31⁢min the Declination desired{.} Againe the Altitude of Hircus uppon the Afforesaid 60th Azimuth being 81⁢degs=42⁢min Southwards for the East or west I demand the declination: the Equinoctiall Azimuth uppon that 60th Azimuth is 33⁢degs=08⁢min which I substract from 81⁢degs=42⁢min Rest 48⁢degs=34⁢min the Sine thereof is 7497· which being Multiplyed with the Sum of the Azimuth which is 9536: facit 7149/1392: Rest 7149: which is the Sine of 45⁢degs=38⁢min the declination desired:



To Calculate the Afforesaid Tables for the finding the Sun or Stars Altitude uppon any Azimuth: Or there Altitude uppon any Azimuth to find the declination{.} First for the Equinoctiall Altitude uppon any Azimuth Multiply the Tangent of the Complement of the Latitude Given By the sine of the Azimuth Given cutt of foare figuers to the Right hand: then the Tangent of the Remainer sheweth the Altitude uppon that Azimuth{.} Thus haveing found the Equinoctiall Altitude uppon the Azimuth Given: The Next is to finde the Second found Sum which Summs ar sett at the bottome of the Table for the most Redyest way of finding the Declination when the Altitude & Azimuth is Given: Which is thus found: Multiply the Secant of the Equinoctiall Altitude of that Azimuth Given by the sine of the Latitude Cutt of foare figuers to the Right hand from the product Then the Remainer is the Second found Summ: Example the Equinoctiall Altitude uppon the 60th Azimuth in the Latitude 53 is 33⁢deg=08.·⁢min the Secant thereof is — 11942: Which summ I Multiply by the Sine of 53⁢degs=00: which is 1194207986_facit —9536/8812: Facit: Rest 9536: which is the Sum desired: Now the Altitude of the Sunn or any of the Said Stars might as well be found uppon the said 60 Azimuth as well by this Summ 9536: as well as by the Said Summ shewed befoare which weare 10486: Onley this performes the work by Multiplication but the Summ 9536 performes it by Division{.} Example the declination 23⁢dr=31⁢m the Sine I multiply per 10000 thus —39900000Quotient4183nearestthe Divisor is —9536 which sheweth the Sine of 24⁢degrees=44⁢min as beffore which Add & Substracted as before the worke is the same as shewed befoare for the Suns declination. But if that you would have the said sum 10486: & so performe the worke by Multiplication as shewed by the former Exampls Multiply the Radius by the Radius which is heare 10000 thus —100000000Quotient10486: —  wch  is the Afforesaid Summ defined &c.  the divisor is —9536



thus have I shewed 2 wayes for the finding of the Altitude of the Sunn or any Star upon Any Azimuth & that by a duble way of working so that the product of one Multiplication as shewed beffore will shew the Altitude uppon the Azimuth Lett it be Eather South East or South West Nor East or Norwest the declination being Eather North or South &c

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