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A treatise of algebra, both historical and practical Shewing, the original, progress, and advancement thereof, from time to time; and by what steps it hath attained to the heighth at which now it is. With some additional treatises, I. Of the cono-cuneus; being a body representing in part a conus, in part a cuneus. II. Of angular sections; and other things relating there-unto, and to trigonometry. III. Of the angle of contact; with other things appertaining to the composition of magnitudes, the inceptives of magnitudes, and the composition of motions, with the results thereof. IV. Of combinations, alternations, and aliquot parts. By John Wallis, D.D. Professor of geometry in the University of Oxford; and a member of the Royal Society, London by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by John Playford, for Richard Davis, bookseller, in the University of Oxford M. DC. LXXXV. [1685]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: FOLIO 1685 WALLIS.
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A pocket book containing severall choice collections in arithmetick, astronomy, geometry, surveying, dialling, navigation, astrology, geography, measuring, gageing by Language: English
Publication details: [London] and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping and at his shoop [sic] ... in Cornhill, London [1683]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1683 SELLER.
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The compleat surveyor containing the whole art of surveying of the land, by the plain table, circumferentor, theodolite, peractor, and other instruments. With divers kinds of mensurations, and matters pertinent to a work of this nature. The whole treatise being comprise in VII. books. The fourth edition, corrected and much enlarged, an account whereof is given in the preface to the reader. By William Leybourn Philomathematicus by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by E. Flesher, for George Sawbridge, at the signe of the Bible on Ludgate-hill 1679
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1679 LEYBOURN.
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A sure guide to the practical surveyor in two parts. The first, shewing how to plot all manner of grounds, whether small inclosures, champain-ground, wood-lands, mountains, and dales, by the semicircle, plain table, and chain. As also, how to find the area, or content thereof, with the manner of protracting, reducing, and dividing the same; and also how to inclose a mannor lying in a common field, with the drawing of a perfect draught or map thereof, and how to deck and beautifie the same. And likewise how to convey water from any spring-head, to any appointed place. The second, shewing how to take the ground-plot of any city or corporation: as also the mensuration of roads, highways, and rivers, with the manner of making a map of any county or kingdom. The like never before extant. By John Holwell, philomath. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by W. Godbid, for Christopher Hussey, at the Flower de Luce in Little-Britain 1678
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1678 HOLWELL.
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The compleat surveyor containing the whole art of surveying of land, by plain table, circumferentor, theodolite, peractor, and other instruments. With divers kinds of mesurations, and matters pertinent to a work of this nature. The third edition, corrected and enlarged, with the addition of three entire books not before printed. The whole treatise being comprised in VII. books. An account of the particulars in each of them contained, is given in the preface to the reader. By William Leybourn philomathematicus by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by E. Flesher for George Sawbridge, at the sign of the Bible upon Ludgate-hill 1674
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1674 LEYBOURN.
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P. Petri Galtruchii aurelianensis Soc. Jesu Mathematicæ totius h.e. 1 Arithmeticae, 2 Geometriae, 3 Astronomiae, 4 Chronologiae, 5 Gnomonicae, 6 Geographiae, 7 Opticae, 8 Musicae, clara, brevis & accurata institutio. In gratiam studiosae juventutis adornata by Language: Latin
Publication details: Cantabrigiae excudebat Joan. Field, celeberrimae Academiæ typographus. Impensis Edwardi Story MDCLXVIII. [1668]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1668 GAUTRUCHE.
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Record's arithmetick, or, The ground of arts teaching the perfect work and practice of arithmetick, both in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact form then in former time hath been set forth. Made by Mr Robert Record, Dr in physick. Afterwards augmente by Mr. John Dee. And since enlarged with a third part of rules of practice, abridged into a briefer method then hitherto hath been published; with divers necessary rules incident to the trade of merchandise, with tables of the valuation of all coyns, as they are currant at this present time, by John Mellis. And now diligently perused, corrected, illustrated and inlarged; with an appendix of figurative numbers, and the extraction of their roots, according to the method of Christian-Urstitius; with tables of board and timber-measure, and new tables of interest, after 10, 8, and 6 per 100; with the true value of annuities to be bought or sold present, respited or in reversion: the first calculated by R.C. but corrected; and the latter diligently calculated by Ro. Hartwell, Philomath by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by James Flesher, and are to be sold by Robert Boulter, at the Turks-head in Bishopsgate-street, near the great James 1668
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1668 RECORD.
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Geodaetes practicus: or, The art of surveying Surveyed and laid out in a more accurate, plain and expeditious plat, then hath hitherto been performed: being a worke very usefull for surveyors, architects, engineers, masons, carpenters, joyners, brick-layers, glasiers, painters, &c. and generally for all them that are ingeniously affected with such kinde of learning. By Vincent Wing by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by Wil. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge, at the signe of the Bible upon Ludgate-hill 1664
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1664 WING.
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The faithfull surveyour discovering divers errours in land measuring; and shewing how to measure all manner of ground, and to plot it, and to shut it, and to prove the shutting, by the chain onely; as quickly, exactly, and with less help then with any instrument whatsoever: as also to take distances of a mile-space by the chain without measuring of them, and the situation of any building. Teaching likewise the making and use of a new and general instrument, called a pandoron; which, as exactly and with less charge, supplies the use of the plain-table, theodelete, quadrant, quadrat, circumferentor, and any other observing instrument. To this is added a discovery of divers secrets touching conveying and cleansing of water, flowing and drayning of grounds, quenching houses on fire, &c. With an appendix unfolding errours in board and timber-measure with directions for making a carpenters-ruler. By George Atvvell, aliàs Wells, now teacher of the mathematicks in Cambridge by Language: English
Publication details: [Cambridge] Printed for the author, at the charges of Nathanael Rowls, Doctor of physick MDCLVIII. [1658]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1658 ATWELL. Virtual (1).
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The sector on a quadrant or, a treatise containing the description and use of three several quadrants; each rendred many ways both general and particular. Accomodated for dyalling, for the resolving of all proportions instrumentally, and for the ready finding the hour and azimuth universally, in the equal limb. Of great use to seamen, and practitioners in the mathematiques. Written by John Collins, accountant, and student in the mathematiques. Also, an appendix touching reflected dyalling, from a glass however posited. With large cuts of each quadrant, printed from the original plates graved by Henry Sutton, either loose, or pasted upon boards by Language: English
Publication details: [London] To be sold by George Hurlock book-seller at Magnus Corner, by William Fisher at the Postern near Tower-Hill, and by Henry Sutton mathematical instrument maker, at his house in Thredneedle street behind the Exchange. London, printed by J. Macock anno 1658
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1658 COLLINS.
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The compleat surveyor, containing the whole art of surveying of land By the plaine table, theodolite, circumferentor, peractor and other instruments, after a more easie, exact and compendious manner, then hath been hitherto published by any: the Plain Table being so contrived, that it alone will conveniently perform whatsoever may be done by any of the fore-mentioned instruments, or any other yet invented, with the same ease and exactness; and in many cases much better. Together with the taking of all manner of heights and distances, either accessible or in-accessible, the plotting and protracting of all manner of grounds, either small inclosures, champion plains, wood-lands, or any other mountainous and un-even grounds. Also, how to take the plot of a whole manor, to cast up to the conteut, and to make a perfect chart or map thereof. All which particulars are performed three several ways, and and [sic] by three several instruments. Hereunto is added a new way of surveying of land, by which a man may be satisfied whether his plot will close before he begins to protract the same, with the manner how to order such water colours as are necessary for the beautifying of maps and plots; also how to know whether water may be conveyed from a spring-head to any appointed place or not, and how to effect the same: with whatsoever else is necessary to the art of surveying. The second edition, with many additions. By William Leybourn by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by R. and W. Leybourn, for G. Sawbridge, at the signe of the Bible upon Ludg-gate-hill M.DC.LVII. 1657
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1657 LEYBOURN.
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The purchasers pattern In two parts. The first shewing the true value of the purchase of any parcel of land or houses, by lease or otherwise. Also new tables of interest and rebate at 6 per cent. The second part, shewing the measuring of land, board and timber, and the false rules and deceits of many therein. Also the gauging of all vessels, with many other rules about weights and measures, and several tables of accounts, with many other rules and tables of daily use for most men. The third edition, much enlarged by Henry Philippes by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by R. and W. Leybourn, for Thomas Pierrepont, at the Sun in Pauls Churchyard 1656
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1656 PHILLIPPES.
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The exact surveyor: or, The whole art of surveying of land Shewing how to plot all manner of grounds, whether small inclosures, champain-plaine, wood-lands, or mountaines, by the plain table, theodolite, and circumferentor; and how exactly to prove the truth thereof. An also how to finde the area, or content of any land; to protract, reduce, and divide the same, as required: to take the plot of a whole mannor, and to make a perfect map or chart thereof, and how to advance and beautifie the same. Usefull for all that either sell or purchase. By J:Eyre, Practitione in the Mathematicks by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for Nath: Brook, at the Angel in Corne-Hill 1654
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1654 EYRE.
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The compleat surveyor containing the whole art of surveying of land, by the plain table, theodolite, circumferentor, and peractor: after a more easie, exact and compenious manner, then hath been hitherto published by any: ... Together with the taking of all manner of heights and distances, either accessible or in-accessible, the plotting and protracting of all manner of grounds, ... Also, how to take the plot of a whole mannor, to cast up the content, and to make a perfect chart of map thereof. All which particulars are performed three severall wayes, and by three severall instruments. Hereunto is added, the manner how to know whether water may be conveyed from a spring head to any appointed place or not, and how to effect the same: with whatsoever else is necessary to the art of surveying. By William Leybourn by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for E. Brewster and G. Sawbridge, and are to be sold at the signe of the Bible upon Ludgate hill, neer Fleet-bridge M.DCLIII. [1653]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1653 LEYBOURN.
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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 wrote the said treatises, and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all young gentlemen of this realme by
Edition: The seventh edition corrected and somewhat enlarged by Ro. Hartwell philomathematicus Language: English
Publication details: London Printed by Richard Bishop, and are to be sold by Benjamin Allen at the signe of the Flowerdeluce in Popes-head Alley 1636
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1636 BLUNDEVILLE.
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The survey of London contayning the originall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe. With a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious vses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors. As also all the ancient and moderne monuments erected in the churches, not onely of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) foure miles compasse. Begunne first by the paines and industry of Iohn Stovv, in the yeere 1598. Afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the yeere 1618. And now completely finished by the study and labour of A.M. H.D. and others, this present yeere 1633. Whereunto, besides many additions (as appeares by the contents) are annexed divers alphabeticall tables; especially two: the first, an index of things. The second, a concordance of names by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by Elizabeth Purslovv, and are to be sold by Nicholas Bourne, at his shop at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange 1633
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: FOLIO 1633 STOW, ...
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A booke named tectonicon briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons published by Leonard Digges gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556 by Language: English
Publication details: At London Imprinted by Felix Kyngston 1630
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1630 DIGGES.
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