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Leonard Digges

A well-known English mathematician and surveyor, credited with the invention of the theodolite, and a great populariser of science through his writings in English on surveying, cartography, and military engineering (Wikipedia).

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Born	c.1515
Died	ca. 1559

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A booke named Tectonicon: briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckening all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument, called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons

by Leonard Digges First published in 1599
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A booke named tectonicon: briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckening all maner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes &c. : further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteining a quadrant geometricall, comprehending also the rare vse of the squire : and in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons

by Leonard Digges First published in 1592
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A Prognostication euerlasting of right good effect: fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement foreuer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall couses worthie to be knowne. : To these, and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of understanding

by Leonard Digges First published in 1596
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A geometrical practise, named pantometria: divided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria ...

by Leonard Digges First published in 1571
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Stratioticos.

by Leonard Digges First published in 1968
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A prognostication of right good effect: fructfully augmented, contayninge plaine, briefe, pleasent, chosen rules to iudge the wether for ever, by the Sunne, Moone, starres, comets, raynebowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes : with a brefe iudgement for ever of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, vvarres, &c. : openinge also many naturall causes woorthy to be knowẽ : to these and others, now at last are adioyned, diuers generall pleasante tables for euer manyfolde wayes profitable, to al maner men of vnderstanding, therefore agayne

by Leonard Digges First published in 1555
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A boke named tectonicon: briefly shewinge the exacte measuring, and spedye reckonynge all maner of lande, squares, tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes &c. : further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, contayninge a quadrante geometricall, comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire : and in thende [sic] a lytle treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other thinges pleasaunt and necesarye, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, jointers, carpenters, and masons

by Leonard Digges First published in 1556
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$Cover of: An arithmeticall militare treatise, named Stratioticos: compendiously teaching the science of nu[m]bers, as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algrebricall and arte of numbers cossicall, as are requisite for the profession of a soldiour : together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and dueties in euery wel gouerned campe and armie to be obserued$

An arithmeticall militare treatise, named Stratioticos: compendiously teaching the science of nu[m]bers, as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algrebricall and arte of numbers cossicall, as are requisite for the profession of a soldiour : together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and dueties in euery wel gouerned campe and armie to be obserued

by Leonard Digges First published in 1579
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A boke named tectonicon: briefly shewinge the exacte measuring, and spedye reckonynge all maner of lande, squares, tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes &c. : further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, contayninge a quadrante geometricall, comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire : and in thende [sic] a lytle treatise adioyned, openinge the composition and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe : with other thinges pleasaunt and necesarye, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, jointers, carpenters, and masons

by Leonard Digges First published in 1570
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A geometrical practical treatize named Pantometria: diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria : containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides, with sundrie strange conclusions both by instrument and without, and also by glasses to set forth the true description or exact platte of an whole region

by Leonard Digges First published in 1591
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A prognostication everlastinge: corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges

by Leonard Digges First published in 1975
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A Prognostication Everlasting of Ryght Goode Effecte Fructfully Augmented, Contayninge Plaine, Briefe Pleasant Chosen Rules to Judge Weather...Etc

by Leonard Digges First published in 1987
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[Al]manacke and progno[stication] ... D. Lvi. faythefully collected, yea, mon structefully ...

by Leonard Digges First published in 1556
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A prognostication everlasting of ryght good effecte, frutefully augmented by thauthor, c¿teyning playne, brief, pleasant, chos♯ rules to iudge the weather, by the sunne, moone, sterres, cometes, raynbowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarie tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes, with a briefe iudgement for ever of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, warres, etc. opening also many natural causes woorthy to be knowen ...

by Leonard Digges First published in 1556
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A prognostication everlastinge of righte goode effecte, fruictfully augmented by the auctour, contayning plain, briefe, pleasaunte, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainebow, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarye tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for ever, of plenty, lacke, sickenes, dearth, warres etc., opening also many naturall causes worthy to bee knowen ...

by Leonard Digges and Thomas Digges First published in 1578
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A prognostication everlasting of right good effect, fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for ever, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthie to be knowne ...

by Leonard Digges and Thomas Digges First published in 1605
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A booke named Tectonicon, brieflie shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, etc. ...: With other things pleasant and necessarie, most conducible for surueyers, landmeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons.

by Leonard Digges First published in 1605
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Tectonicon, or, The art of measuring of land, squares, timber, stones, pillers, globes, boards and glass, with the carpenters rule, geometrical quadrant, and two useful tables: also a scale for bringing waters from a spring-head or fountain to a distant place, and rules to know the goodness of waters : likewise the use of the instrument called the profitable staff, fit for surveyors, joyners, carpenters and masons, &c.

by Leonard Digges First published in 1692
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A prognostication euerlasting of ryght good effecte: frutefully augmented by thauthor co[n]teyning playne, brief, pleasant, chose[n] rules to iudge the weather, by the sunne, moone, sterres, cometes, raynbowe, thunder, cloudes, with other extraordinarie tokens, not omitting the aspectes of planetes, with a briefe iudgement for euer of plentie, lacke, sickenes, death, warres. &c. opening also many natural causes, woorthy to be knowen. To these and other nowe at the last are adioyned diuers general pleasa[n]t tables, with many co[m]pendious rules, easy to be had in memorie, manifolde wayes profitable to al maner men of vndersta[n]ding: once againe publisshed by Leonard Digges gentleman, in the yeare of our Lorde. 1556

by Leonard Digges, Thomas Geminus, and Sinckler Porter First published in 1556
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A Geometrical practise: named Pantometria, diuided into three bookes, longimetra, planimetra, and stereometria, containing rules manifolde for mensuration of all lines, superficies and solides; with sundry straunge conclusions, both by instrument and without, and also by perspectiue glasses, to set forth the true description of exact plat of an whole region

by Leonard Digges, Thomas Digges, and Henry Bynneman First published in 1571
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Born	c.1515
Died	ca. 1559

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