Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy: In Two Parts, The First Containing, a Clear and Compendious View of the Theory, The Second, a Number of Practical Problems, to Which Are Added, Solar, Lunar, and Other Astronomical TablesIn a work of this description, particularly when printed from manuscript, errors must be expected to occur, some proceeding from inadvertencies on the part of the author, and others occurring in the press. Such as have been discovered, which, it is believed, include all that are im portant, are enumerated at the end of the volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.