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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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