Shelfmark
Gb.8.12
Author
Title
A mathematical compendium ; or, useful practices in arithmetick, geometry, and astronomy, geography and navigation, embattelling, and quartering of armies, fortification and gunnery, gauging and dyalling. Explaining the logarithms, with new indices; Nepair's rods or bones; making of movements, and the application of pendulums; with the projection of the sphere for an universal dyal, &c. / By Sir Jonas Moore knight, late surveyor general of his majesties ordinance..
Edition
The third edition, with many large additions..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Richard Mount at the postern on Tower-Hill,, 1693..
Physical description
[24], 120, [180] p., [2] plates (one folded) : ill. ; 14 cm. (12mo.)
Note
Divisional title: Table of artificial sines and tangents, for every degree and minute of the quadrant, fitted to the size of the logarithms (²D3v).
Note
Divisional title: Here followeth a table of parts proportional, for the finding the logorithms of all numbers, betwixt 10000 and 100000 (²D10r).
Note
Table of logarithms, from unity to 10000, by which, and the table of proportional parts annexed, the logarithms of all numbers under 100000 may easily be supplied (²B1r, vertical caption title).
Note
Dedication signed: R.H., i.e. Robert Harford.
Note
With a final advertisement leaf.
Note
Folded plates with engraved calculators.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R202920
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), M2574
Provenance
Book label of Nicholas Mann on front endpaper, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
Contemporary English calf; blind tooled double fillet concentric frames with sprinkling on outer frame and central panel; gold tooled zigzag roll on board edges; rebacked spine in late 20th or early 21st century, in brown sprinkled calf with blind tooled double fillet; red morocco spine label with gold tooled triple fillet and title; three raised bands; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.8.11.
Subject
Mathematical geography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Mathematics Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Mount, Richard, ? - 1722 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 Former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B10469