Publisher's Synopsis
Tractatus De Globis Et Eorum Usu is a book written by Robert Hues that describes the globes constructed by Emery Molyneux and published in 1592. The book provides a detailed account of the construction and usage of the globes, including their size, materials, and accuracy. It also includes information on the geographic and astronomical features depicted on the globes, as well as the history of their creation. The book is an important historical document that sheds light on the development of cartography and astronomy during the Renaissance period.1889.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.
