An edition of M. Blundeuile his exercises (1613)

M. Blundeuile his exercises

containing eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessarie to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation, in which art it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions : to the furtherance of which art of nauigation, the said M. Blundeuile specially wrote the said treatises ...

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An edition of M. Blundeuile his exercises (1613)

M. Blundeuile his exercises

containing eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessarie to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation, in which art it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions : to the furtherance of which art of nauigation, the said M. Blundeuile specially wrote the said treatises ...

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Imprinted by William Stansby
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English
Pages
799

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Subjects

Arithmetic, Astronomy, Early maps, Early works to 1800, Early works to 1900, Tables, Trigonometry
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Cover of: M. Blundeuile his exercises
M. Blundeuile his exercises: contayning eight treatises ... very necessary to be read and learned of all yong gentlemen that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation ...
1622, Printed by William Stansby and are to be sold by Richard Meighen ...
in English - The sixth edition corrected and augmented.
Cover of: M. Blundeuile his exercises
M. Blundeuile his exercises: containing eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessarie to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that haue not beene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of nauigation, in which art it is impossible to profite without the helpe of these, or such like instructions : to the furtherance of which art of nauigation, the said M. Blundeuile specially wrote the said treatises ...
1613, Imprinted by William Stansby
in English - The fourth edition corrected and augmented.

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Table of Contents

The treatise of arithmeticke ...
A briefe description of the tables of three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called signes, lines tangent, and lines secant ...
A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmographie, and specially of the spheare, representing the shape of the whole world ...
A plaine description of Mercator his two globes ...
A plaine and full description of Petrus Plancius his vniuersall map ... put forth in ... 1592 ...
A very briefe and most plaine description of Master Blagraue his astrolabe, which he calleth the mathematicall iewell ...
A new and necessarie treatise of nauigation ...
A brief description of vniversall maps and cardes, and of their vse : and also the vse of Ptolemy his tables ...

Edition Notes

Each treatise, except that on arithmetic, has a special title page.
Signatures: A-3B⁸ 3C⁸(-C5,6,7,8+chi⁴) 3D-3E⁸.
The chi cancellans signed "Bbb3", "Bbb4".
Pages 761-768 on cancellans foliated 371, 372, 375, 374.
One of the folded plates is a table.
Mounted ill. on p. 775.
Three volvelles (p. 315, 720, 744).
LC copy imperfect: one volvelle is wanting its pointer.
LC copy has inscriptions: William Leeson, Danil. Kyrk 1667, C. Command 1634, Tho Morley, Mr. [?]watt 1800, Mrs. Thompson 1820, M. Markfisher, Elth. Thompson. Dealer's description mounted on p. [2] of cover; H.P. Kraus description, laid in. An additional detached copy of p. 719-177 laid in.
LC copy is gift of Hans P. and Hanni Kraus.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. 36
STC (2nd ed.) 3149

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London
Genre
Early works to 1800., Early works to 1900., Tables.
Other Titles
M. Blvndevile his exercises, M. Blundevile his exercises

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
520
Library of Congress
QB41 .B598

The Physical Object

Pagination
[16], 799, [1] p. (1st leaf blank), [4] folded leaves of plates :
Number of pages
799

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5931242M
LCCN
64058795
OCLC/WorldCat
7836797

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OL5024059W

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