A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides: with sundrie strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by glasses to set forth the true description or exact platte of an whole region. First published by Thomas Digges Esquire, and dedicated to the graue, wise, and honourable, Sir Nicholas Bacon ... With a mathematicall discourse of the fiue regular platonicall solides, and their metamorphosis into other fiue compound rare geometricall bodyes, conteyning an hundred newe theoremes at least of his owne inuention, neuer mentioned before by anye other geometrician. Lately reuiewed by the author himselfe, and augmented with sundrie additions, diffinitions, problemes and rare theoremes, to open the passage, and prepare away [sic] to the vnderstanding of his treatize of martiall pyrotechnie and great artillerie, hereafter to be published

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Language: English Publication details: At London printed by Abell Ieffes Anno. 1591Description: [8], 152, 151-195, [3] p. ill. 2oUniform titles:

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Summary: An expansion of the 1571 edition begun by Leonard Digges and finished by his son Thomas Digges.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	Historic collection Historic collection	MATHS & SCIENCE QUARTO 1591 DIGGES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	30076819

An expansion of the 1571 edition begun by Leonard Digges and finished by his son Thomas Digges.