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The description and use of pocket cases of mathematical, or drawing instruments: Containing, Particularly, A familiar Explanation of the Use of the Protractor, Plain Scale, Sector, Gunter's Scales, Marquoi's Parallel Scales, and the Proportional Compasses; with several Examples in Trigonometry, Arithmetic, &c. Together with Plain Instructions for making the several Kinds of Sun Dials. Illustrated by copper-plates. By N. Meredith, Optical and Mathematical Instrument Maker to his Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Meredith, Nicholas.Date: [1791]- Books
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Description and use of the parallel scales, as made and sold by William Fraser, No.3, New-Bond Street, London, ...
Fraser, William, approximately 1720-1815.Date: 1780?]- Books
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The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunter's line, made easie: ... Whereunto is added, the use of the line of proportion improved: ... The seventh edition carefully corected [sic] and other new ways of measuring added. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: 1702- Books
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Directions for the use of Hadley's quadrant, with remarks on the construction of that instrument. With considerable corrections and additions. By the Reverend Mr. Ludlam, Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Ludlam, William, 1717-1788.Date: [1790]- Books
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The description and use of the sea octant, commonly called Hadley's quadrant; wherein its use is exemplified by proper examples and tables, and an account given of the new additional apparatus that are applied to it, for determining the latitude and longitude with the greatest possible Accuracy. To Which is Annexed, a Demonstration of the Theory of This Excellent Instrument. The second edition corrected. By William Jones Mathematical Instrument Maker.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: [1795]- Books
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The description and use of a portable instrument, vulgarly known by the name of Gunter's quadrant ... To which is added, the use of Nepiar's bones ... Collected and digested ... for the use of young practitioners. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: 1721- Books
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The line of proportion, commonly called Gunter's line, made easie : a second part, with the addition of other lines, which may conveniently be put upon a two-foot rule and their uses exemplified / by Wil. Leybourn ... ; to which is added a supplement, containing the description and some uses, of a convenient two-foot joynt-rule ... by John Brown.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716Date: 1677- Books
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The use of the general planisphere, called the analemma, in the resolution of some of the chief and most useful problems of astronomy / by Dr. John Twysden.
Twysden, John, 1607-1688Date: 1685- Books
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The theory and construction of Hadley's quadrant demonstrated: and also all the necessary directions given for adjusting the glasses, And using it for taking the Altitude of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, for Finding the Latitude at Sea. Illustrated by copper plate figures. To which is Added, Correct Tables of the Sun's Declination, with a Table of the Variation of the Sun's Declination In different Longitudes, a Table of Refraction, &c. &c.
Wright, Gabriel.Date: [1785?]- Books
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The sector and plain scale, compared. Containing I. The description of all the lines upon the sector and plain scales. II. The true use of the sector made plain and easie in several geometrical problems, and in all the cases of right lin'd trigonometry. III. All the proceeding geometrical problems, and cases of right lin'd trigonometry compared by the plain scale, and proved by Mr. Gunter's scale. IV. All the proceeding cases of right lin'd trigonometry, performed arithmetically, without the help of any sort of tables. Unto which is annexed, so much of decimal arithmetick, and the extraction of the square root, as is necessary for the working of arithmetical trigonometry. The second edition. By Roger Rea. N.P. Phi.
Rea, Roger.Date: 1727- Books
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Cursus mathematicus, Mathematical sciences : in nine books ... : with the description, construction, and use of geometrical and nautical instruments, and the doctrine of triangles applied to practice in mensurations of all kinds / by William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716Date: 1690- Books
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The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : Shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, &c. Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising, and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. Written by [W.P.].
W. PDate: 1655- Books
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The art of measuring made easy, by the help of a new sliding rule, which performs the same at one operation, ... By W. Bradford, R. Darby, and J. Hulls, ...
Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks.Date: 1761- Books
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The art of measuring made easy, by the help of a new sliding-rule: which performs the same at one operation, As requires Two, Three, or More, On the Sliding-Rules heretofore used, in a Plain, easy, and concise Method, entirely new. By W. Bradford, R. Darby, and J. Hulls, philomath' all of Campden in Gloucestershire N. B. For the Curious the Authors have Sliding-Rules of a particular Make, with Brass Slides at 7s. each.
Bradford, William, teacher of mathematicks.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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A table of logarithms, for numbers increasing in their natural order, from an unit to 10000. With a table of artificial sines, tangents and secants, the radius 10,000000. Carefully corrected by Sam. Heynes, Late Reader of Mathematicks to His Majesty's Engineers.
Date: 1701- Books
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A new mathematical dictionary. Containing the explication of all the terms in pure and mixed mathematics. Likewise the Terms are Properly Accented, and their Derivations Given in their Proper Characters. Also the Explanations, Uses, &c. of the most Considerable Instruments, Engines, and Machines, are Rendered Easy and Familiar. To which is prefixed, the elements of geometry. By Thomas Walter, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Walter, Thomas (Teacher)Date: [1762]- Books
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Short, but plain and easy, directions for the use of Hadley's quadrant. In which care is taken not to encumber it with more than is necessary, or needless encomiums, but to render it useful to the learner; it being now so well known to the world as not to want an advocate in its praise. To which is added, a description of the vernier scale, commonly call'd nonius's division.
Date: [1755?]- Books
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Mathematicks made easie, or a mathematical dictionary, explaining the terms of art and difficult phrases used in arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, astrology, and other mathematical sciences, ... With an appendix, ... By Jos. Moxon ... The third edition corrected and much enlarged with the definition, explanation, nature and meaning of the principal mathematical instruments, ... By J. Moxon, and Tho. Tuttell ...
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.Date: 1700 [1701]- Books
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Description of the antimeter: or, new reflecting sector, and its appendages, for measuring angles with accuracy, by sea or land. Together with An Investigation of its Theory. To which is added, New Tables, And instructions for determining the longitude from the moon's altitude only. By William Garrard, Of Newington, in Surrey, Inventor and Patentee.
Garrard, William, active 1781-1808.Date: [1790]- Books
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Mathematicks made easie: or a compleat mathematical dictionary, explaining all the parts of the mathematicks, with all the terms of art, and difficult phrases rendred plain and easie to every capacity. Collected from Monsieur Ozanam's Dictionaire mathematique, vitalis, and others; with an appendix containing the quantities of all sorts of weights and measures, the characters and meaning of the marks and symbols, or abbreviations commonly used in algebra. Also the definition, explanation, nature and meaning of the principal mathematical instruments, illustrated on copper cuts curiously engraven. By J. Moxon at the Atlas in Warwick-Lane, and Tho. Tuttel mathematical instrument-maker to the King's most Excellent Majesty, at the King's Arms and Globe at Charing-Cross, and against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.Date: MDCCI. [1701]- Books
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The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunter's line, made easie: by which may be measured all manner of superficies and solids; as Board, Glass, Pavement, Timber, Stone, &c. also, How to perform the same by a Line of Equal Parts, drawn from the Centre of a Two-Foot-Rule. Whereunto is added, The Use of the Line of Proportion Improved: Whereby all manner of Superficies and Solids, may both exactly and speedily be measured, without the help of Pen or Compasseses, by Inspection, looking only upon the Ruler. The ninth edition carefully corrected, and other new ways of measuring added. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: [1726?]- Books
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The line of proportion or numbers, commonly called Gunter's line, made easie: by which may be measured all manner of superficies and solids ; as Board, Glass, Pavement, Timber, Stone, &c. Also, How to perform the same by a Line of Equal Parts, drawn from the Centre of a Two-Foot-Rule. Whereunto is added, The Use of the Line of Proportion Improved: Whereby all manner of Superficies and Solids, may both exactly and speedily be measured, without the help of Pen or Compasses, by Inspection, looking only upon the Ruler. The eighth edition carefully corrected, and other new ways of measuring added. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: 1715- Books
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Practical surveying improved; or, land-measuring, according to the present most correct methods. With the several Instruments of Modern Practice: Wherein are shewn The Construction, Uses, and Excellency of Mr. Sisson's latest improved Theodolite, New-Invented Protractor, Scale of equal Parts, and Spirit-Level. With the Method of adjusting the latter, tho' just put together, at any single Station. By William Gardiner, Land-Surveyor.
Gardiner, William, -1752.Date: M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The use of a mathematical instrument, called a quadrant : Shewing very plainly and easily to know the exact height or distance of any steeple, tree, or house, &c. Also to know the hour of the day by it: the height of the sun, moon, or stars: and to know the time of sun-rising and setting; and the length of every day in the year: the place of the sun in the ecliptick: the azimuth, right ascension, and declination of the sun. With many other necessary and delightful conclusions. Performed very readily. As also the use of a nocturnal: whereby you may learn to know the stars in heaven, and the hour of the night, by them. With many other delightful operations. The third edition, wherein the mistakes in the former impressions are corrected. By W.P.
W. PDate: 1665- Books
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Tables, and directions for using the saccharometer, as referred to in a treatise on that subject, entitled Statical estimates of the materials of brewing, &c. &c. By [blank, i.e. John Richardson]. Number [blank].
Richardson, John, active 1777-1798.Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]