The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg. 30 min. viz. London. Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Reclination. And a table shewing the distance of each hour-line from the meridian, upon all horizontal-dials. Likewise, Arithmetical, Spot, Concave, Convex, Instrumental, Reflex, Cylindrical Dialling. With The manner of Ornamenting these several sorts of Dialling with all Useful Furniture; and how to Cut the five Regular Bodies, and two others, one of twelve Rhombs, and the other of thirty. The second edition, with additions. By John Good, Teacher of Mathematicks

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  • The art of shadows: or, universal-dialling; with tables exactly calculated for the Lat. of 51 deg. 30 min. viz. London. Teaching any person, tho' of an ordinary capacity, and unlearned in the mathematicks, to draw a true sun-dial, upon any given plan, however Situated, in respect of Declination and Reclination. And a table shewing the distance of each hour-line from the meridian, upon all horizontal-dials. Likewise, Arithmetical, Spot, Concave, Convex, Instrumental, Reflex, Cylindrical Dialling. With The manner of Ornamenting these several sorts of Dialling with all Useful Furniture; and how to Cut the five Regular Bodies, and two others, one of twelve Rhombs, and the other of thirty. The second edition, with additions. By John Good, Teacher of Mathematicks
  • Multum in parvo
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London: printed and sold by R. Mount, on Tower-Hill, J. Good, at his School in Great St. Helen's in Bishops-Gate-Street, E. Culpeper, at the Cross-Daggers in Upper-More-Fields; and T. Warren . Writing-Master in St. Katherines-Court in St. Katherines near the Tower, 1712.
Publication year
1712
ESTC No.
N1985
Grub Street ID
9269
Description
[8],184p., plates ; 8°.
Note
The titlepage is a cancel

First published with the title: 'Multum in parvo'.