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Record Nr.

UNISA996395126703316

Autore

Record Robert <1510?-1558.>

Titolo

The ground of arts [[electronic resource] ] : teaching the perfect worke and practise of arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact forme then in former time hath beene set foorth: made by Mr. Robert Record Dr. in Physicke. Afterwards augmented by Mr. Iohn Dee. And since enlarged with a third part of rules of practise, abridged into a briefer method then hitherto hath beene published, with diuers necessary rules incident to the trade of merchandise: with tables of the valuation of all coynes as they are currant at this present time. By Iohn Mellis. Whereunto is added a compendium of interest, with a table of board and timber measure. Calculated by R.N. Gent. And now diligently perused, corrected, illustrated and inlarged; with an appendix of figurate numbers, and the extraction of their rootes: by Robert Hartwell, philomathematicus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Printed by I[ohn] B[eale] for Roger Iackson, 1618

Descrizione fisica

[27], 34-214, 217-408, 361-372, [3], 378-408, 393-520, [6], 27, [5] p., folded leaf

Altri autori (Persone)

MellisJohn <fl. 1588.>

NortonRobert <d. 1635.>

DeeJohn <1527-1608.>

HartwellRobert

Soggetti

Arithmetic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Printer's name from STC.

The first leaf is blank.

² O4 is signed P1; ² P1 is cancelled.

With final advertisement and errata leaves.

"The third part or addition to this booke .. set forth by Iohn Mellis" has divisional title page; pagination and register are continuous.

Includes "A table of boord and timber measure" by Robert Norton, whose name appears on 2N5v.

Variant: title page lacks the phrase "with tables of the valuation of all coynes as they are currant at this present time".

Reproduction of the original in Cambridge University Library.



Cancellandum ² P1 present. Variant.

Sommario/riassunto

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