The mariners magazine, stor'd with the following mathematical arts: the rudiments of navigation and geometry. The making and use of divers mathematical instruments for sea or land. The doctrine of triangles, plain and spherical. The art of navigation, by the plain-chart, Mercator's-chart, and the arch of a great circle, the art of surveying, gauging, measuring, gunnery and fire-works; with a compendium of fortification. The rudiments of astronomy. The art of dialling. Also the penalties and forfeitures relating to the customs, and to navigation. With tables of logarithms, sines and tangents; declination of the sun, latitude and longitude; right ascension, and declination of the most notable fixed stars; of the longitude and latitude of places; of meridional parts, with other tables necessary in navigation. By Capt. Samuel Sturmy. Revised, corrected and enlarged, by John Colson, teacher of the mathematicks in London

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  • The mariners magazine, stor'd with the following mathematical arts: the rudiments of navigation and geometry. The making and use of divers mathematical instruments for sea or land. The doctrine of triangles, plain and spherical. The art of navigation, by the plain-chart, Mercator's-chart, and the arch of a great circle, the art of surveying, gauging, measuring, gunnery and fire-works; with a compendium of fortification. The rudiments of astronomy. The art of dialling. Also the penalties and forfeitures relating to the customs, and to navigation. With tables of logarithms, sines and tangents; declination of the sun, latitude and longitude; right ascension, and declination of the most notable fixed stars; of the longitude and latitude of places; of meridional parts, with other tables necessary in navigation. By Capt. Samuel Sturmy. Revised, corrected and enlarged, by John Colson, teacher of the mathematicks in London
  • Canon triangulorum logarithmicus; Chiliades decem logarithmorum; Mariners magazine or Sturmys mathemticall and practicall arts; Art of surveying of land by the sea-compass. The description of the compass, staff, and chain. The fifth book
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Imprint
London: printed for Richard Mount, at the Postern on Tower-Hill, MDCC. [1700] The fourth edition, with useful additions.; ..
Added name
Colson, John, Teacher of mathematics, ed.; Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver.
Publication year
1700
ESTC No.
R226254
Grub Street ID
99343
Description
[10], 148, 116, [48] p., [10] leaves of plates : diagrams, ill., tables ; 2°.
Note
Title page in red and black

With additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: The mariners magazine or Sturmys mathemticall and practicall arts. ... Tho: Cross sculpsit

"The art of surveying of land by the sea-compass. The description of the compass, staff, and chain. The fifth book" (caption title) begins newpagination with quire 3A

"Canon triangulorum logarithmicus" has separate dated title page and register, beginning with quire a

"Chiliades decem logarithmorum" has separate dated title page on leaf g1r

Identified as Wing S6098a on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641 to 1700" reel 1050.