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Record Nr.

UNISA996397013103316

Autore

Sturmy Samuel <1633-1669.>

Titolo

The mariners magazine, stor'd with these mathematical arts [[electronic resource] ] : the rudiments of navigation and geometry. The making and use of divers mathematical instruments. The doctrine of triangles, plain and spherical. The art of navigation, by the plain-chart, Mercator's-chart, and the arch of a great circle. The art of surveying, gauging, and measuring. Gunnery and artificial fire-works. The rudiments of astronomy. The art of dialling. Also with tables of logarithms, and tables of the suns declination; of the latitude and longitude, right ascension and declination of the most notable fixed stars; of the latitude and longitude of places; of meridional parts. Whereunto are annexed, an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of Parliament, relating to the customs, and to navigation. And, a compendium of fortification. By Capt. Samuel Sturmy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed by John Playford, for W. Fisher and R. Mount at the Postern-Gate near Tower-Hill; R. Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhill; T. Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge; R. Smith, at the Bible in the Piazza under the Exchange; and R. Northcot, next St. Peter's Alley in Cornhill, and at the Anchor and Mariner on Fish-Street-Hill, 1684

Edizione

[The third edition, diligently revised and carefully corrected, by John Colson, teacher of the mathematicks in London.]

Descrizione fisica

[28], 196, [2], 173, [49] p., plates : ill., tables

Altri autori (Persone)

ColsonJohn <1680-1760.>

Soggetti

Navigation

Surveying

Gunnery

Fireworks

Sundials

Spherical astronomy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With an added engraved title page.

Title page in red and black.

"A constant kalendar: or an almanack", "Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts. The fifth book", "The mariner's magazine, .. The seventh



book", "A compendium of fortification", "Canon triangulorum logarithmicus", and "Chiliades decem logarithmorum" have separate dated title pages, all dated 1683 except for the "Chiliades", which is dated 1684; the other books are headed by caption titles. "Canon triangulorum" and "Chiliades" are unpaginated and have a separate register from the preceding text.

Illustrated with compasses, tables and geometric diagrams.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018