Blundeville, Thomas. Mr. Blundevil his exercises contayning eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessary to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that have not been exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of navigation, in which art it is impossible to profit without the help of these or such like instructions

Folger bibliographic ID: 304345
STC number: 3151a
Folger call number: FILM Acc. 626
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Edition

The seventh edition corrected and somewhat enlarged / by Ro. Hartwell ...

General notes

Each treatise has special title page and those with imprints are dated 1636 Signatures: A-3Z⁸ Numerous errors in paging Imperfect: cropped, with print show-through Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library Available electronically as part of Early English books online Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1983. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1745:18)

Contents

Of arithmetick -- A briefe description of the tables of three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called sines, tangents, and secants -- A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmograpy, and specially of the spheare, representing the shape of the world -- A plaine description of Mercator his two globes -- A plaine and full description of Petrus Pancius his universall map -- A very briefe and most plaine description of Mr. Balgrave his astrolabe -- A new and necessary treatise of navigation -- A brief description of universall maps

Extended title: Mr. Blundevil his exercises contayning eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessary to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that have not been exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of navigation, in which art it is impossible to profit without the help of these or such like instructions / to the furtherance of which art of navigation the said Mr. Blundevil specially wrot the said treatises, and of meere good-will doth dedicate the same young gentlemen of this realme

Astronomy Arithmetic Trigonometry Early maps

author: Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561
associated with: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
associated with: Plancius, Petrus, -1622
associated with: Blagrave, John, -1611
associated with: Hartwell, Robert