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Record Nr.

UNISA996390343603316

Autore

Digges Leonard <d. 1571?>

Titolo

A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria [[electronic resource] ] : diuided into three bookes, longimetria, planimetria, 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 metamorphoses 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Printed by Abell Ieffes, Anno. 1591

Edizione

[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 treatise of martiall pyrotechnic and great artillerie, hereafter to be published.]

Descrizione fisica

[8], 195, [3] p. : ill

Soggetti

Mensuration

Geometry

Surveying

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

The first leaf is blank.

With a final errata leaf.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113