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• Foster, Samuel, -1652: The art of dialling by a new, easie, and most speedy way. Shewing, how to describe the houre-lines upon all sorts of plaines, howsoever, or in what latitude soever scituated: as also, to find the suns azimuth, whereby the sight of any plaine is examined. Performed by a quadrant, fitted with lines necessary to the purpose. Invented and published by Samuel Foster, professor of astronomie in Gresham Colledge. (London : Printed by Iohn Dawson for Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Church-yard, 1638) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: De instrumentis plantariis cui usui inserviunt, & quomodo sunt tractanda / a Samuele Fostero ... = Of the planetary instruments : to what end they serve, and how they are to be used / by Samuel Foster ... (London : Ex officina Leybourniana, M.DC.LIX [i.e.1659]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: Description and use of the nocturnal. (London : Printed by J. Gain, for Walter Hayes, mathematical-instrument maker, and are to be sold at his house ..., 1685), also by John Twysden and John Palmer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: The description and use of the nocturnal by M. Samuel Foster ... ; with the addition of a ruler, shewing the measures of inches and other parts of most countries, compared with our English ones ; being useful for all merchants & tradesmen. ([London? : s.n., 1685?]), also by Mr R. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: Elliptical or azimuthal horologiography comprehending severall wayes of describing dials upon all kindes of superficies, either plain or curved, and unto upright stiles in whatsoever position they shall be placed / invented and demonstrated by Samuel Foster ... (London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn for Nicholas Bourn ..., 1654), also by John Twysden and Edmund Wingate (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: The geometrical square, with the use thereof in plain and spherical trigonometrie chiefly intended for the more easie finding of the hour and azimuth / by Samuel Foster ... (London : Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, 1659) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: Posthuma Fosteri the description of a ruler, upon which is inscribed divers scales: and the uses thereof: invented and written by Mr. Samuel Foster, late professor of astronomie in Gresham-Colledg. By which the most usual propositions in astronomy, navigation, and dialling, are facily performed. Also, a further use of the said scales in deliniating of far declining dials; and of those that decline and recline, three severall wayes. With the deliniating of all horizontall dials, between 30 and 60 gr. of latitude, without drawing any lines but the houres themselves. (London : printed by Robert & William Leybourn, for Nicholas Bourn, at the South entrance into the Royall Exchange, 1654) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Foster, Samuel, -1652: The uses of a quadrant fitted for daily practise. Both with the ordinary lines for the hour and azimuth, and other things of the suns course in reference to the horizon. And also with new lines serving to the fore-mentioned and other purposes more accurately. As namely to find the hour of the night by the stars; to describe the most usuall sorts of dials; to perform all common things in mensuration. And many other requisite conclusions. Performed in an accurate, easie, and delightfull way. By Sam: Foster, Professor of Astronomie in Gresham Colledg. Published by A:T. (London : Printed for Francis Eglesfeild, and are to be sold at the Marygold in Pauls-Church-Yard; and by A: Thompson in Hosier-lane, neer Smithfield, 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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