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Bird, John (1709 - 1776)

Biographical entry
The following entries are from the South Seas Bibliography.

Books

  • The Dictionary of National Biography: founded in 1882 by George Smith / edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee., 1917-1990 edn, Oxford University Press, London, 22 v. ; 24 cm. + suppls. pp. [ Details ]

  • Bird, John, The Method of dividing Astronomical Instruments.By Mr. John Bird, mathematical instrument-maker in the Strand. Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude., John Nourse, London, 1767, vi, 14 pp. [ Details ]

  • Bird, John, The method of constructing Mural Quadrants. Exemplified by a Description of the Brass Mural Quadrant in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. By Mr. John Bird,mathematicalinstrument-maker in the Strand. Published by Order of the Commisioners of Longitude., John Nourse, London, 1768, vi, 27 pp. [ Details ]

 

Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au
Prepared by: Paul Turnbull
Updated: 28 June 2004
To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-bib-P000425

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