The young mans companion: or, arithmetick made easie [electronic resource] : With plain directions f...
The young mans companion: or, arithmetick made easie [electronic resource] : With plain directions for a young man to attain to read, and write true English, and short hand, or characters. And also, very easie rules for measuring land, globes, steeples ... both by arithmetick and Gunter's line: the use of the carpenters rule, with tables for the more ready measuring by those, who have not learned arithmetic; ... The use of Gunter's quadrant, dialling, ... choice monthly observations in gardning, ... inditing letters upon many necessary occasions: ... the seven arts explain'd ... a map of England and Wales, the ancient inhabitants, ... also many choice and approved experiments in physick, with the making of English wines. A brief discription of the globe of the earth: ... the prophesies of Christ in the Old Testament, fulfilled in the New: ... the education of children: the duties of families: ... The fifth edition; by, William Mather.
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London : printed by J. Mayos, for S. Clarke, bookseller in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1699.
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1699.
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[48], 404, p. 408, [1], 409-432 p. [1] leaf of plates : ill.
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London : printed by J. Mayos, for S. Clarke, bookseller in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1699.
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England
Date Published
1699.
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The young mans companion: or, arithmetick made easie [electronic resource] : With plain directions for a young man to attain to read, and write true English, and short hand, or characters. And also, very easie rules for measuring land, globes, steeples ... both by arithmetick and Gunter's line: the use of the carpenters rule, with tables for the mo...
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Originally published with title: A very useful manual.
With a separate dated title page on p. [47].
With errata on p. [48].
Copy lacks all between pp. 404 and the leaf numbered on recto, page 408.
Reproduction of the original in the Friends House Library, London.
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Wing (2nd ed.) M1287C.
Smith, J. Catalogue of Friends' Books II, p. 160.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2190:20)
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