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The young mathematician's guide. Being a plain and easie introduction to the mathematicks. In five parts. Viz. I. Arithmetick, Vulgar, and Decimal, with all the Useful Rules; And a general Method of Extracting the Roots of all Single Powers. II. Algebra, or Arithmetick in Species; wherein the Method of Raising and Resolving Aequations is rendered easie; and Illustrated with Variety of Examples, and Numerical Questions. Also the whole Business of Interest and Annuities, &c. perform'd by the Pen, and a small Table, with several new Improvements. III. The Elements of Geometry, Contracted, and Analytically Demonstrated; With a New and Easie Method of finding the Circle's Periphery and Area to any assigned Exactness, by one Aequation only; Also a New Way of making Sines and Tangents. IV. Comick-Sections, wherein the Chief Properties, &c. of the Ellipsis, Parabola, and Hyperbola, are Clearly Demonstrated. V. The Arithmetick of Infinites Explain'd, and render'd Easie; with its Application to Superficial, and Solid Geometry. With an appendix of practical gauging. The third edition corrected. By John Ward, Philomath. Heretofore Chief Surveyor and Gauger-General in the Excise; now Professor of the Mathematicks in the City of Chester.
Ward, John, active 1698-1709.Date: 1719- Pictures
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The King's bath, a therapeutic steam bath with a gothic structure in the centre and surrounded by other buildings. Reproduction of a pen drawing after J. Fayram.
Fayram, John.Reference: 18219i- Books
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The art of sound building, demonstrated in geometrical problems: shewing geometrical lines for all kinds of arches, niches, groins, and twisted rails, both regular and irregular With several other Draughts of Buildings and Staircases. All Curiously Engraven on Copper Plates. Wherein are laid down (suited to every Capacity) easy Practical Methods for Carpenters, Joiners, Masons, or Bricklayers, to work by. By William Halfpenny, Architect and Carpenter.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- Books
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The practical physician for travellers, whether by sea or land, giving directions how persons on voyages and journies, may remedy the diseases incident to them : to which is annex'd, a genuine letter from Dr. Radcliffe, to the late Duke of Ormonde ... concerning his health, and medicines for him conducive thereto / By a member of the College of Physicians, author of the Family companion for health, to which piece this treatise is intended for a supplement, and compleats the whole design.
Strother, Edward, 1675-1737.Date: 1729- Books
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An attempt towards a natural history of the fossils of England; in a catalogue of the English fossils in the collection of J. Woodward, M. D. Containing A Description and Historical Account of each; with Observations and Experiments, made in order to discover, as well the Origin and Nature of them, as their Medicinal, Mechanical, and other Uses. Part I. Of the Fossils that are real and natural: Earths, Stone, Marble, Talcs, Coralloids, Spars, Crystals, Gemms, Bitumens, Salts, Marcasites, Minerals, and Metals. ...
Woodward, John, 1665-1728.Date: M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]- Books
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An attempt towards a natural history of the fossils of England; : in a catalogue of the English fossils in the collection of J. Woodward, M.D. Containing a description and historical account of each; with observations and experiments, made in order to discover, as well the origin and nature of them, as their medicinal, mechanical, and other uses.
Woodward, John, 1665-1728.Date: M.DCC.XXIV.-M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728-1729]- Books
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Dr. Bentley's emendations on the twelve books of Milton's Paradise lost.
Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742.Date: 1732