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Record Nr.

UNISA996396331903316

Autore

Leybourn William <1626-1716.>

Titolo

The art of numbring by speaking-rods, vulgarly termed Nepeirs bones [[electronic resource] ] : by which the most difficult parts of arithmetick, as multiplication, division, and extracting of roots both square and cube, are performed with incredible celerity and exactness (without any charge to the memory) by addition and subtraction only / / published by W.L

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for G. Sawbridge and are to be sold at his house ..., 1667

Descrizione fisica

[10], 86 p

Soggetti

Quadrant

Sundials

Mathematical instruments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Attributed to William Leybourn. Cf. BM.

An enlarged edition was published in 1721 under title: The description and use of ... Gunter's quadrant ... to which is added the use of Nepiar's bones.

Folded table inserted.

Reproduction of original in British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018