The compleat ship-wright. Plainly and demonstratively teaching the proportions used by experienced ship-wrights, according to their custome of building; both geometrically and arithmetically performed. To which is added, certain propositions in geometry, the use of a diagonall scale, to draw a draught, with the making, graduating, or marking of a bend of moulds, and ordering of the same. The extraction of the square root, with a table of squares. Also, a way of rowing of ships, by heaving at the capstane, usefull in any ship becalm'd; with other things usefull in that art. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright

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• The compleat ship-wright. Plainly and demonstratively teaching the proportions used by experienced ship-wrights, according to their custome of building; both geometrically and arithmetically performed. To which is added, certain propositions in geometry, the use of a diagonall scale, to draw a draught, with the making, graduating, or marking of a bend of moulds, and ordering of the same. The extraction of the square root, with a table of squares. Also, a way of rowing of ships, by heaving at the capstane, usefull in any ship becalm'd; with other things usefull in that art. By Edmund Bushnell, ship-wright
• Complete ship-wright

People / Organizations

• Edmund Bushnell (Author)
• W. Leybourn ("printed by")
• George Hurlock ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by W. Leybourn for George Hurlock, and are to be sold at his shop at Magnus Church corner in Thames-Street, neer London-Bridge, 1664.

Publication year

1664

ESTC No.

R13270

Grub Street ID

61382

Description

[8], 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., diagrams (woodcuts) ; 4°.

Uncontrolled note

A4 = adv