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Book/Printed Material A description concerning such mechanism as will afford a nice, or true mensuration of time : together with some account of the attempts for the discovery of the longitude by the moon : as also an account of the discovery of the scale of musick

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Title

  • A description concerning such mechanism as will afford a nice, or true mensuration of time : together with some account of the attempts for the discovery of the longitude by the moon : as also an account of the discovery of the scale of musick

Names

  • Harrison, John, 1693-1776

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for the author, M.DCC.LXXV [1775]

Headings

  • -  Chronometers--Early works to 1800
  • -  Musical intervals and scales--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  LAC ecr 2018-11-01 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 108 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QB107 .H26
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item H-008, Reel 87 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1982]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09019451

Online Format

  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Books About Music Before 1800 Collection are in the public domain and are free to use or reuse.

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Chicago citation style:

Harrison, John. A Description Concerning Such Mechanism as Will Afford a Nice, or True Mensuration of Time: Together With Some Account of the Attempts for the Discovery of the Longitude by the Moon: As Also an Account of the Discovery of the Scale of Musick. [London: Printed for the author, M.DCC.LXXV, 1775] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/09019451/.

APA citation style:

Harrison, J. (1775) A Description Concerning Such Mechanism as Will Afford a Nice, or True Mensuration of Time: Together With Some Account of the Attempts for the Discovery of the Longitude by the Moon: As Also an Account of the Discovery of the Scale of Musick. [London: Printed for the author, M.DCC.LXXV] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09019451/.

MLA citation style:

Harrison, John. A Description Concerning Such Mechanism as Will Afford a Nice, or True Mensuration of Time: Together With Some Account of the Attempts for the Discovery of the Longitude by the Moon: As Also an Account of the Discovery of the Scale of Musick. [London: Printed for the author, M.DCC.LXXV, 1775] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09019451/>.