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Mr. Blundevil 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 have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of navigation ..
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Mr. Blundevil 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 have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of navigation ...
Edition
The seventh edition / corrected and somewhat enlarged by Ro. Hartwell ...
Published
London : Printed by Richard Bishop and are to be sold by Benjamin Allen ..., 1636.
Physical Description
[14], 799 [i.e. 801], [1] p., [5] folded leaves of plates : ill., 1 map ; 19 cm. (4to)
Local Notes
BEIN 2009 758: Bookplate: Turner Collection, the Library University of Keele. Inscription: John Mansell ... 1746. Inscription on t.p.: Marken[?].
Notes
Each pt., except "The treatise on arithmeticke," has special t.p.
Signatures: A-3E⁸ (A1 blank).
Volvelles on p. 315, 720, and 744.
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Mr. Blundevile his exercises
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Books
Language
English
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March 06, 2009
Contents
The treatise of arithmeticke
A briefe description of the tables of three speciall right lines belonging to a circle, called sines, tangents, and secants
A plaine treatise of the first principles of cosmography, and specially of the spheare, representing the shape of the world
A plaine description of Mercator his two globes
A plaine and full description of Petrus Plancius his universall map
A very briefe and most plaine description of Mr. Blagrave his astrolabe, which he calleth the mathematicall jewell
A new and necessary treatise of navigation
A briefe description of universall maps and cards, and of their use.
References
English short title catalogue, S102741
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 3151
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