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Pleasure with profit: [microform] consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz., numerical, geomet...

Pleasure with profit: [microform] consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz., numerical, geomet...

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Pleasure with profit: [microform] consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz., numerical, geometrical, mechanical, statical, astronomical, horometrical, cryptographical, magnetical, automatical, chymical, and historical. Published to recreate ingenious spirits; and to induce them to make farther scrutiny into these (and the like) sublime sciences. And to divert them from following such vices, to which youth (in this age) are so much inclin'd. By William Leybourn, philomathes. To this work is also annext, A treatise of algebra, according to the late improvements, applied to numerical questions and geometry; with a new series for the speedy extractions of roots; as also a converging series for all manner of adfected equations. By R. Sault, master of the mathematical school in Adam's Court, in Broad-street, near the Royal Exchange, London.

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Pleasure with profit: [microform] consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz., numerical, geometrical, mechanical, statical, astronomical, horometrical, cryptographical, magnetical, automatical, chymical, and historical. Published to recreate ingenious spirits; and to induce them to make farther scrutiny into these (and the like) sublime sciences. And to divert them from following such vices, to which youth (in this age) are so much inclin'd. By William Leybourn, philomathes. To this work is also annext, A treatise of algebra, according to the late improvements, applied to numerical questions and geometry; with a new series for the speedy extractions of roots; as also a converging series for all manner of adfected equations. By R. Sault, master of the mathematical school in Adam's Court, in Broad-street, near the Royal Exchange, London.

Publisher

London : printed for Nathaniel Rolls, at his Auction House in Petty-Cannon-Hall, near the north side of St. Paul's Church, 1695.

Alternative title

Treatise of algebra.

Date

1695.

Record Identifier

74Vv7gQ8ANLd

MMS ID

991008822589702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[2], VI, [2], 56, [1], 86 [i.e., 68], 31, [1], 24, 63, [1], 28, 12, 10, 9, [1], 11, [1], 26; [4], 52 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ;

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Publisher

London : printed for Nathaniel Rolls, at his Auction House in Petty-Cannon-Hall, near the north side of St. Paul's Church, 1695.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1695.

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microform

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Pleasure with profit: [microform] consisting of recreations of divers kinds, viz., numerical, geometrical, mechanical, statical, astronomical, horometrical, cryptographical, magnetical, automatical, chymical, and historical. Published to recreate ingenious spirits; and to induce them to make farther scrutiny into these (and the like) sublime scienc...

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General note

"A treatise of algebra" has half title and separate register and pagination.

Page 68 is misnumbered 86.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

Citation / References Note

Wing (2nd ed.) L1932.

Reproduction note

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1987. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1761:35).

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74Vv7gQ8ANLd

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