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Blagrave, John. The mathematical ievvel : shewing the making, and most excellent vse of a singuler instrument so called: in that it performeth with wonderfull dexteritie, whatsoeuer is to be done, either by quadrant, ship, circle, cylinder, ring, dyall, horoscope, astrolabe, sphere, globe, or any such like heretofore deuised: ... The vse of which iewel, is so aboundant and ample, that it leadeth any man practising thereon, the direct pathway ... through the whole artes of astronomy, cosmography, ... and briefely of whatsoeuer concerneth the globe or sphere: ... The most part newly founde out by the author, compiled and published ... by Iohn Blagraue of Reading gentleman and well willer to the mathematickes, who hath cut all the prints or pictures of the whole worke with his owne hands. 1585

Creator
Blagrave, John, -1611
Date
[1585]
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England
Reference ID
STC 3119
Caption
Imprinted at London : By Walter Venge, dwelling in Fleetelane ouer against the Maiden head, [1585]
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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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Duret, Noël. Natalis Durret cosmographi regii, ac eminentissimi Cardinalis Ducis de Richelieu supplementi tabularum richelienarum pars prima. : cum brevi planetarum theoria ex Kepleri sententia. Ad meridianum parisiensem 40 minutis Vraniburgico occidentaliorem juxta Keplerum. Opus non modo astronomis & astrologis, sed & theologis, medicis, historiographis, politicis, ac poëtis, per utile & necessarium. Premiere partie du supplement des tables richelienes Den. Durret cosmographe ordinaire du roy & du tres-eminent Cardinal Duc de Richelieu. Auec une briefue theorie des planetes selon Kepler. Pour le meridien de Paris, distant de celuy d'Vranibourg de 40 minutes, selon Kepler. Ocuure fort utile & necessaire, non seulement aux astronomes, & astrologues, mais aussi aux theologiens. Medecins, historiographes, politiques, & poëtes

Creator
Duret, Noël, approximately 1590-approximately 1650
Date
1647
Media Format
Printed text
Location
London England Londini
Reference ID
182479
Caption
Londini : Veneunt apud Johannem Benson ex officina sua in Chancery Lane, 1647
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Blagrave, John. The mathematical ievvel shewing the making, and most excellent vse of a singuler instrument so called: in that it performeth with wonderfull dexteritie, whatsoeuer is to be done, either by quadrant, ship, circle, cylinder, ring, dyall, horoscope, astrolabe, sphere, globe, or any such like heretofore deuised: ... The vse of which iewel, is so aboundant and ample, that it leadeth any man practising thereon, the direct pathway ... through the whole artes of astronomy, cosmography, ... and briefely of whatsoeuer concerneth the globe or sphere: ... The most part newly founde out by the author, compiled and published ... by Iohn Blagraue of Reading gentleman and well willer to the mathematickes, who hath cut all the prints or pictures of the whole worke with his owne hands. 1585

Creator
Blagrave, John, -1611
Date
[1585]
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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