Tractatus De Globis Et Eorum Usu

Tractatus De Globis Et Eorum Usu is a book that describes the globes constructed by Emery Molyneux and published in 1592. The author, Robert Hues, provides a detailed account of the construction and use of the globes, including their size, materials, and markings. The book also includes information on the history of globes and their use in navigation and astronomy. Hues' work is considered a landmark in the history of cartography and is still studied by scholars today. This edition of the book is in Latin.1889. The treatise of Robert Hues quickly became the standard reference for the discipline and use of globes, and its authority endured throughout the seventeenth century. Robert Hues, an English mathematician and geographer, had traveled extensively across the Atlantic and had also joined Cavendish's crew in his last voyage around the world. The Southern Hemisphere, Australia, and New Guinea were the objects of his most original observations and contributions. Hues's bent being eminently practical, his work gives an account of the most refined globes of his time, constructed by Emery Molyneux, and focuses in particular on the detail of their use in a maritime context. For the first time it became possible for the navigator to calculate the position of the sun, the latitude, distances, and time, simply by inspecting a globe on board.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.