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Leurechon, Jean. Mathematicall recreations. Or, A collection of many problemes, extracted out of the ancient and modern philosophers : as secrets and experiments in arithmetick, geometry, cosmographie, horologiographie, astronomie, navigation, musick, opticks, architecture, statick, mechanicks, chemistry, water-works, fire-works, &c. Not vulgarly manifest till now. Written first in Greek and Latin, lately compil'd in French, by Henry Van Etten, and now in English, with the examinations and augmentations of divers modern mathematicians whereunto is added the description and use of the generall horologicall ring: and the double horizontall diall. Invented and written by William Oughtred

Creator
Leurechon, Jean, 1591-1670
Date
MDCLIII. [1653]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
L1790
Caption
London : Printed for William Leake, at the signe of the Crown in Fleetstreet, between the two Temple-Gates, MDCLIII. [1653]
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Sturmy, Samuel. The mariners magazine; or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts. : Containing, the description and use of the scale of scales; it being a mathematical ruler, that resolves most mathematical conclusions: and likewise the making and use of the crostaff, ... and other most useful instruments ... The art of navigation, ... with new tables of the longitude and latitude of ... places round the world, from the meridian of the Lizard: And new exact tables of the sun's declination and right ascension of some eminent fixed stars. Together with a discourse of the practick part of navigation ... A new way of surveying land ... The art of gauging all sorts of vessels ... The art of dialling by a gnomonical scale ... Whereunto is annexed, an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, ... relating to the customs and navigation. Also a compendium of fortification... By Capt. Samuel Sturmy

Creator
Sturmy, Samuel, 1633-1669
Date
MDCLXIX [1669]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
151- 383f
Caption
London : Printed by E. Cotes for G. Hurlock, W. Fisher, E. Thomas, and D. Page; and are to be sold at their shops over against St. Magnus Church neer London-bridge, at the Postern-gate neer Tower-hill, at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain, and at the Anchor and Mariner in East-Smithfield, MDCLXIX [1669]
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The mariners magazine; or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts.

Creator
Sturmy, Samuel, 1633-1669
Date
MDCLXIX [1669]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England London
Reference ID
Film Acc. 627
Caption
London : Printed by E. Cotes for G. Hurlock, W. Fisher, E. Thomas, and D. Page; and are to be sold at their shops over against St. Magnus Church neer London-bridge, at the Postern-gate neer Tower-hill, at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain, and at the Anchor and Mariner in East-Smithfield, MDCLXIX [1669]
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Etten, Hendrik van. Mathematicall recreations. Or a collection of sundrie problemes, extracted out of the ancient and moderne philosophers, as secrets in nature, and experiments in arithmeticke, geometrie, cosmographie, horolographie, astronomie, navigation, musicke, opticks, architecture, staticke, machanicks, chimestrie, waterworkes, fireworks, &c. ... Most of which were written first in Greeke and Latine, lately compiled in French, by Henry Van Etten Gent. And now delivered in the English tongue, with the examinations, corrections, and augmentations

Creator
Etten, Hendrik van
Date
1633
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
FILM Acc. 626; For access, follow the Linked Resources hyperlink
Caption
Early English books, 1475-1640
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