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Sciographia, or The art of shadovves. Plainly demonstrating, out of the sphere, how to project both great and small circles, upon any plane whatsoever: with a new conceit of reflecting the sunne beames upon a diall, contrived on a plane, which the direct beames can never shine upon. Together with the manner of cutting, the five regular platonicall bodies; and two other ... All performed, by the doctrine of triangles ... by helpe of ... logarithmes ...

Title: Sciographia, or The art of shadovves. Plainly demonstrating, out of the sphere, how to project both great and small circles, upon any plane whatsoever: with a new conceit of reflecting the sunne beames upon a diall, contrived on a plane, which the direct beames can never shine upon. Together with the manner of cutting, the five regular platonicall bodies; and two other ... All performed, by the doctrine of triangles ... by helpe of ... logarithmes ... By I.W., esquire.
Author: Wells, J. R. (John R.)
Publication: London, Printed by T. Harper, and are to be sold, in Pauls church-yard, at the signe of the bell, 1635.

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Additional Authors

I. W.

Description

22 p. l., 427 p. 12 pl. (part. fold.) diagrs.; 19.5 cm.

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STC
Hazlitt

Call Number

*KC 1635 (Wells, J. Sciographia)

LCCN

09012962

OCLC

23647078

Author

Wells, J. R. (John R.)

Title

Sciographia, or The art of shadovves. Plainly demonstrating, out of the sphere, how to project both great and small circles, upon any plane whatsoever: with a new conceit of reflecting the sunne beames upon a diall, contrived on a plane, which the direct beames can never shine upon. Together with the manner of cutting, the five regular platonicall bodies; and two other ... All performed, by the doctrine of triangles ... by helpe of ... logarithmes ... By I.W., esquire.

Imprint

London, Printed by T. Harper, and are to be sold, in Pauls church-yard, at the signe of the bell, 1635.

Indexed In:

STC 25234

Hazlitt, III, 262

Local Note

Bound at end are tables of logarithms of numbers, to 10000, (85 l.), and of sines and tangents (46 l.).

With autograph of Iohn Southall.

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I. W.

Research Call Number

*KC 1635 (Wells, J. Sciographia)

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