The key of the mathematicks new forged and filed : together with a treatise of the resolution of all kinde of affected aequations in numbers : vvith the rule of compound usury, and demonstration of the rule of false position : and a most easie art of delineating all manner of plaine sun-dyalls / geometrically taught by VVill. Oughtred.
1647
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The key of the mathematicks new forged and filed : together with a treatise of the resolution of all kinde of affected aequations in numbers : vvith the rule of compound usury, and demonstration of the rule of false position : and a most easie art of delineating all manner of plaine sun-dyalls / geometrically taught by VVill. Oughtred.
Uniform title
Most easie way for the delineation of plain sun-dials.
Created/published
London : Printed by Tho. Harper for Rich. Whitaker, 1647.
Description
[12], 174, [22], 29 p. : ill. ; (8vo)
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First English edition.
The first Latin edition was published in 1631 under title, "Arithmeticae in numeris et speciebys institvtio: qvae tvm logisticae, tvm analyticae, atqve adeo totivs mathematicae, qvasi clavis est." Translated in greater part by Robert Wood as is stated in the preface to the 1632 Latin edition.--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
Errata: p. [12].
"A most easie way for the delineation of plaine sun-dials, only by geometry, without any trigonometricall calculation .." has caption title and separate paging.
Signatures: B⁸(-B1.B8) ²B⁸ C-O⁸.
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Unedited record.
The first Latin edition was published in 1631 under title, "Arithmeticae in numeris et speciebys institvtio: qvae tvm logisticae, tvm analyticae, atqve adeo totivs mathematicae, qvasi clavis est." Translated in greater part by Robert Wood as is stated in the preface to the 1632 Latin edition.--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
Errata: p. [12].
"A most easie way for the delineation of plaine sun-dials, only by geometry, without any trigonometricall calculation .." has caption title and separate paging.
Signatures: B⁸(-B1.B8) ²B⁸ C-O⁸.
Format from Wing.
Unedited record.
ESTC staff note
Probably in fact a translation of "Clavis mathematicae"--ST.
Signatures from DFo. DFo blg format = 8⁰ ; pag.: [12], 174, [2], 29, [3] p. ; title leaf is B2 ; leaf M8 and last leaf O8 are blanks ; with folded engraved frontis. port., [2] folded leaves of plates, and [7] single leaves of plates ; frontis. port. is signed: "W: [Wenceslaus] Hollar ad vivum delin: 1644 fecitq[ue] Antuerpiae A[nn]o. 1646."
Signatures from DFo. DFo blg format = 8⁰ ; pag.: [12], 174, [2], 29, [3] p. ; title leaf is B2 ; leaf M8 and last leaf O8 are blanks ; with folded engraved frontis. port., [2] folded leaves of plates, and [7] single leaves of plates ; frontis. port. is signed: "W: [Wenceslaus] Hollar ad vivum delin: 1644 fecitq[ue] Antuerpiae A[nn]o. 1646."
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), O582
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R32222
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R32222
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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154- 247q
Folger-specific note
Manuscript notes to endpapers and in text through p. 57; manuscript shelf-mark on front paste-down: "D.13.23"; t.p. with manuscript "31"; plate fragment (?) laid in after last plate. Provenance: t.p. verso manuscript note "Roly"[?]; bought by Folger from Robinson, 8 June 1955