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Record Nr.

UNISA996390475403316

Autore

Norwood Richard <1590?-1675.>

Titolo

Trigonometrie, or, The doctrine of triangles [[electronic resource] ] : divided into two books: the first shewing the mensuration of right lined triangles, the second of sphericall, with the grounds and demonstrations thereof. Both performed by that late and excellent invention of logarithmes, after a more easie and compendious manner, then [sic] hath been formerly taught. Whereunto is annexed (chiefly for the use of seamen) a treatise of the application thereof in the three principal kindes of sailing. With exact tables of the suns declination, newly calculated: and tables of the right ascension and declination of some eminent fixed stars, with the true times of their coming to the meridian, at 4, 12, and 8 of the clock: fitted for the present season, and may serve for many years without any alteration. Also other necessary tables used in navigation. By Richard Norwood, reader of the mathematicks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by Robert and William Leybourn, for George Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop at Magnus Church corner, M DC LVI. [1656]

Edizione

[The third edition corrected and enlarged.]

Descrizione fisica

[4], 53 [i.e., 153], [173] p. : ill

Soggetti

Trigonometry

Navigation

Logarithms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First edition, 1631.

Last numbered page, p. 153 misnumbered 53.

"A triangular canon logarithmicall" has divisional title page and separate register.

Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0097