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Moore, Jonas, Sir. Moor's arithmetick. : In tvvo books. The first treating of the vulgar arithmetick in all its parts, with several new inventions to ease the memory, by Nepairs rods, logarithms, decimals, &c. fitted for the use of all persons. The second of arithmetick in species or algebra, whereby all difficult questions receive their analytical laws and resolutions, made very plain and easie for the use of scholars and the more curious. To which are added two treatises: 1. A new contemplation geometrical upon the oval figure called the ellipsis. 2. The two first books of Mydorgius his conical sections analized by that reverend divine Mr. W. Oughtred, Englished and completed with cuts. By Jonas Moore, Professor of the Mathematicks

Creator
Moore, Jonas, Sir, 1617-1679
Date
1660
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
162- 432q
Caption
London : Printed by J.G. for Nath. Brook, at the Angel in Cornhil, 1660
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Foster, Samuel. The art of measuring : containing the decription and explanation of the carpenters new rule. Furnished with variety of scales, fitted for the more speedy mensuration of superficies and solids. Written by Sam. Foster, sometime Professor of Astronomy in Gresham Colledge. Also, certain geometrical problems, a table of logarithms to 10000, and some uses of the same exemplified in arithmetick and geometry; but more particularly applied to the mensuration of superficies and solids, as board, glass, pavement, wainscot, plaistering, tyling, timber, stone, brick-work and gauging of cask. The second edition with additions, by W. Leybourn. To which is added, A supplement, being the description of the line of numbers, with its use in divers practical examples of mensuration: of singular use for work-men, artificers, and other ingenious persons delighting therein. By John Wiblin, carpenter

Creator
Foster, Samuel, -1652
Date
1677
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
F1629.5
Caption
London : Printed for John Williamson, at the Bible in Canon-Street, 1677
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Ward, John. A compendium of algebra. : Containing plain and easie rules, for the speedy attaining to that art. Exemplified by various problems, with the solution of their aequations in numbers. By a new and general method of resolving all kind of aequations; with great ease and expedition, very different from all others yet extant. Applied to squaring the circle, making of sines, tangents, and logarithms with great facility. Also an appendix concerning compound-interest and annuities. The second edition corrected. By John Ward, teacher of the mathematicks, at the Globe in Fleet street near Fetter-lane end. Heretofore a general gauger in the revenue of excise

Creator
Ward, John, active 1698-1709
Date
1698
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
181- 660q
Caption
London : Printed for John Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1698
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Leybourn, William. Arithmetick: vulgar, decimal, instrumental, algebraical. : In four parts. Containing I. Vulgar arithmetick, in whole numbers and fractions, in a plain and easie method. II. Decimal arithmetick, the ground and reason thereof, and its use illustrated by divers examples. III. Instrumental arithmetick, performing, by decimal scales, all kind of reductions (with more expedition than by decimal tables) Also new scales, whereby the square and cube roots may be extracted by inspection only: both of them new artifices; nothing of the like kind having been before published in any language- With the description of Nepair's Bones (according to their best contrivance) and the use of them ... IV. Algebraical arithmetick, containing an abridgment of the precepts of that art, and its use, illustrated by questions of divers kinds. Whereunto is added, the construction and use of several tables of interest and annuities, vveights and measures, both of our own and other countries. The fifth edition, corrected and enlarged. By William Leybourn

Creator
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716
Date
1684
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
L1895.2
Caption
London : Printed by T[homas]. B[raddyll]. for Hannah Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, 1684
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Leybourn, William. Pleasure with profit : consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz. numerical, geometrical, mechanical, statical, astronomical, horometrical, cryptographical, magnetical, automatical, chymical, and historical. Published to recreate ingenious spirits; and to induce them to make farther scrutiny into these (and the like) sublime sciences. And to divert them from following such vices, to which youth (in this age) are so much inclin'd. By William Leybourn, philomathes. To this work is also annext, A treatise of algebra, according to the late improvements, applied to numerical questions and geometry; with a new series for the speedy extraction of roots; as also a converging series for all manner of adsected equations. By R. Sault, master of the mathematick school in Adam's-Court, in Broadstreet, near the Royal Exchange, London

Creator
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716
Date
1694
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
156129
Caption
London : Printed for Richard Baldwin, and John Dunton; near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane: and at the Raven in the Poultrey, 1694
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