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Practical geometry or A manual of mathematical recreations. [electronic resource] : Shewing how to p...

Practical geometry or A manual of mathematical recreations. [electronic resource] : Shewing how to p...

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Practical geometry or A manual of mathematical recreations. [electronic resource] : Shewing how to perform some select propositions of geometry ... As also how to find the true heights, depths, and distances of hills, castles, towers, or steeples ... And how to draw an horizontal dial for any latitude. Fitted for the ingenious of all ranks and professions ... and all other students in the mathematicks. / By James Corss mathematician.

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Full title

Practical geometry or A manual of mathematical recreations. [electronic resource] : Shewing how to perform some select propositions of geometry ... As also how to find the true heights, depths, and distances of hills, castles, towers, or steeples ... And how to draw an horizontal dial for any latitude. Fitted for the ingenious of all ranks and professions ... and all other students in the mathematicks. / By James Corss mathematician.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Printed at Edinburgh : by a Society of Stationers, Anno 1666.

Date

Anno 1666.

Record Identifier

74Vv6kLz4WMg

MMS ID

991006941169702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

[14], 98, [1] p. : ill.

Publication information

Publisher

Printed at Edinburgh : by a Society of Stationers, Anno 1666.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

Anno 1666.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

Practical geometry or A manual of mathematical recreations. [electronic resource] : Shewing how to perform some select propositions of geometry ... As also how to find the true heights, depths, and distances of hills, castles, towers, or steeples ... And how to draw an horizontal dial for any latitude. Fitted for the ingenious of all ranks and pr...

Portion of title

Manual of mathematical recreations.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Illustration of protractor on frontispiece.

Stationers' note and errata on final leaf.

Page 62 misnumbered "52".

Imperfect: cropped, stained, print show-through with some loss of text.

Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

Citation / References Note

Wing (2nd ed.) C6347A.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2787:4)

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74Vv6kLz4WMg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6kLz4WMg

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MMS ID

991006941169702626