The works of Edmund Gunter: : containing the description and use of the sector, cross-staff, bow, quadrant, and other instruments. With a canon of artificial sines and tangents to a radius of 10.00000 parts, and the logarithms from an unite to 10000: The uses whereof are illustrated in the practice of arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, navigation, dialling, and fortification. And some questions in navigation added by Mr. Henry Bond, teacher of mathematicks in Ratcliff, near London. To which is added, the description and use of another sector and quadrant, both of them invented by Mr. Sam. Foster, late professor of astronomy in Gresham Colledge, London, furnished with more lines, and differing from those of Mr. Gunters both in form and manner of working

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The works of Edmund Gunter: : containing the description and use of the sector, cross-staff, bow, quadrant, and other instruments. With a canon of artificial sines and tangents to a radius of 10.00000 parts, and the logarithms from an unite to 10000: The uses whereof are illustrated in the practice of arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, navigation, dialling, and fortification. And some questions in navigation added by Mr. Henry Bond, teacher of mathematicks in Ratcliff, near London. To which is added, the description and use of another sector and quadrant, both of them invented by Mr. Sam. Foster, late professor of astronomy in Gresham Colledge, London, furnished with more lines, and differing from those of Mr. Gunters both in form and manner of working

by: Gunter, Edmund, 1581-1626

Publication date: 1673
Topics: Mathematical instruments,Logarithms,Sundials,Navigation,Booksellers' catalogs -- Great Britain -- 1673,Imprint 1673
Publisher: London : Printed by A. C.[larke]. for Francis Eglesfield, at the Marigold in St. Paul's Church-yard
Collection: JohnCarterBrownLibrary;americana
Contributor: John Carter Brown Library
Language: English
Item Size: 2.4G

[24], 248, 245-309, [3], 224, [174] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) : 21 cm. (4vo)

The words "arithmetick, geometry," are gathered by a right brace, the words "dialling, and fortification." by a left brace, and the words "astronomy, navigation," are enclosed within brackets on the title page

Name of printer from Wing CD-Rom. Possibly printed by Andrew Clark from printer given on special dated title pages

Added engraved and illustrated title page: The works of that famous mathematician, Mr. Edmund Gunter

The sector altered; and other scales added: with the description and the use thereof / Samuel Foster, London : Printed by Andrew Clark, 1673: p. [157]-[196], 3rd count, has special dated title page

The cross-staff, in three books ... / Edmund Gunter, London : Printer by A.C. for Francis Eglesfield, 1673, p. [197]-309, [3], 3rd and 4th count, has special dated title page

Canon triangulorum: or, A table of artificial sines and tangents, to a radius of 10.0000000 parts to each minute of the quadrant / by Edmund Gunter, London : Printed by Andrew Clark, for Francis Eglesfield, 1672, [170] p., 6th group, has special dated title page and separate register

Bookseller's advertisements: [p. 171-174], 6th group

Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁴ B-2S⁴ (2S2 missigned 5Y) 3A-4E⁴ 5A-5X⁴ 5Y²

Woodcut head pieces; initials

Notes

No copyright. Cropping of text may occur due to narrow margins.
Irregular pagination

Accession: 77-261
Addeddate: 2018-06-06 19:28:01
Associated-names: Leybourn, William, 1626-1716; Foster, Samuel, -1652. Sector altered; and other scales added; Bond, Henry; Bennett, James; Walts, P
Call number: D673 .G977w
Digital: 1
External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1158493730
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Full_bib_id: b39041955
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Pages: 752
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Ppi: 300
References: Wing G2241; English short title catalogue R14615
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Size: [24], 248, 245-309, [3], 224, [174] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 21 cm. (4vo)
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